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Summary: Dynamite!
Review: This has to be the easiest and best featured MP3 program I have tried. After trying the Data Becker MP3 "Trash Your Computer" Wizard, I was very hesitant to try anything else. But I did try several. Some programs were ok, but none compared to this one. Ease of use, excellent features and affordability makes this a great buy for me. I highly recommend Click'n Burn for novices and more experienced users alike. Way to go Stomp!
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Summary: All the important stuff, none of the hassle
Review: Was a satisfied user of Adaptec's Easy CD Creator 3.5b, wanted .mp3 support. Came that close to buying ECDC Deluxe 4.0 during a rare price drop to $50 with rebate, but got spooked by lots of scary reviews on this site detailing major system attacks and low product support from Adaptec/Roxio. Also had previously purchased Adaptec's Soundstream and was dissatisfied with low functionality. Got CnB Pro 1.5 for the same 50 bones (er...from Outpost.com) based on favorable reviews on this site. Installed in 2secs with no trouble (WinMe on AMD K6-2, HP 8210e CDRW), ran the tests on my drives (very informative), set up a Audio CD job using multiple sources (.mp3, .wav, multiple Audio CDs). Very straightforward, no quirks. Documentation (manual) is comprehensive and detailed; good plaintalk explanation of CD-R lingo. Simple startup menu for novices and quick simple job setup; plenty of advanced functionality in the full application, but only if you want it. Comes with complete version of CD Stomper label making software (with label applicator and blank labels), which I haven't used yet. Checked out the website - very useable, downloaded a $10 rebate (nice surprised!) and a current update to CnB Pro 1.5 (24Jan01, someone must still be there). Doesn't have CDDB audio CD recognition interface, a negative but not a dealbuster. Extracts audio from CDs, but only to .wav - no .mp3 compression. Wouldn't run the recorder self-test on my CDRW, maybe because it's USB. Bottom line: All the functionality you need to burn and label any kind of CD without all the extra frills and - more importantly - all the hassles.
Rating:
Summary: All the important stuff, none of the hassle
Review: Was a satisfied user of Adaptec's Easy CD Creator 3.5b, wanted .mp3 support. Came that close to buying ECDC Deluxe 4.0 during a rare price drop to $50 with rebate, but got spooked by lots of scary reviews on this site detailing major system attacks and low product support from Adaptec/Roxio. Also had previously purchased Adaptec's Soundstream and was dissatisfied with low functionality. Got CnB Pro 1.5 for the same 50 bones (er...from Outpost.com) based on favorable reviews on this site. Installed in 2secs with no trouble (WinMe on AMD K6-2, HP 8210e CDRW), ran the tests on my drives (very informative), set up a Audio CD job using multiple sources (.mp3, .wav, multiple Audio CDs). Very straightforward, no quirks. Documentation (manual) is comprehensive and detailed; good plaintalk explanation of CD-R lingo. Simple startup menu for novices and quick simple job setup; plenty of advanced functionality in the full application, but only if you want it. Comes with complete version of CD Stomper label making software (with label applicator and blank labels), which I haven't used yet. Checked out the website - very useable, downloaded a $10 rebate (nice surprised!) and a current update to CnB Pro 1.5 (24Jan01, someone must still be there). Doesn't have CDDB audio CD recognition interface, a negative but not a dealbuster. Extracts audio from CDs, but only to .wav - no .mp3 compression. Wouldn't run the recorder self-test on my CDRW, maybe because it's USB. Bottom line: All the functionality you need to burn and label any kind of CD without all the extra frills and - more importantly - all the hassles.
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Summary: Great CD burning software
Review: When I installed Windows Me on my computer, I found out that the CD-RW software that came with my computer didn't work with Windows Me.I found out that the latest version of Adaptec/Roxio's Easy CD Creator (ECDC) is compatible with Me, IF you download the patch. I was considering buying ECDC, but read some of the unflattering reviews of it here... Instead, I got Click 'n Burn for a LOT cheaper, and it's compatible with Windows Me right out of the box. It also seems a lot easier to use than ECDC, and comes with a great utility for printing CD labels. I would also add that Click 'n Burn takes up far less hard drive space, and burns CDs considerably faster than ECDC. Overall, a much more efficient product.
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