[est1895]

Hi.  I currently have the Nero 7 Ultra Enhanced Edition. What other burning software is as good or better than the Nero that I already have?

[Ghostavo]

Depends on what you want to do.

Can you specify your use cases?

[redsniper]

imgburn

[est1895]

Depends on what you want to do.

Can you specify your use cases?

Well nothing illegal.  I just need something to burn Cd's, Dvd's, Blu-ray's, convert video files(FLV) into dvd or blu-ray movies and utilities, etc.

[Mongoose]

I've used a freeware program called CDBurnerXP for basic CD/DVD burning tasks for a few years now.

[est1895]

I've used a freeware program called CDBurnerXP for basic CD/DVD burning tasks for a few years now.

Well it has to be easy to use and price is not a question.  I spent $80 on my Nero 7 Ultra Enhanced Edition because of the good reviews I've heard about it.  Nero, no longer has any support Nero 7...  Quality is key and ease of use.

[Scourge of Ages]

I just use the built in burner that comes with Windows. If all you want to do is put files on a disk, it'll do it just fine. If you want to make an audio CD (does anybody else still do that?), Windows Media Player can do it. If you want to burn an .ISO then I use this ISO Recorder, or at least I used to since 8 comes with one built-in.

Of course this is moot if you don't use Windows. Apple OSs should have the capability also, or equivalent free programs.

[Nuke]

people still burn things?

i virtualized about 60-80% of my discs (most of which were '90s games though).

[headdie]

people still burn things?

i virtualized about 60-80% of my discs (most of which were '90s games though).

I do rarely when I have to do things like install programs onto a non internet computer or a computer with very limited data allowance or on a pay as you go mobile internet account

[Mongoose]

I do because I have several times more videos than I do HDD space.

[Mikes]

people still burn things?

i virtualized about 60-80% of my discs (most of which were '90s games though).

I thought hard discs ain't Nuke resistant?

[Nuke]

i dont think any storage device is nuke resistant. ever put a cd/dvd in the microwave?

i also find that burnt discs have a very short data retention life. they work for a few years, then simply become unreadable. and thats assuming your storing it properly and not abusing it.

[est1895]

i dont think any storage device is nuke resistant. ever put a cd/dvd in the microwave?

i also find that burnt discs have a very short data retention life. they work for a few years, then simply become unreadable. and thats assuming your storing it properly and not abusing it.

What is the usual life span of a Maxell Dvd?   How should I store data for long periods of time (years).

[bobbtmann]

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=data-saved-quartz-glass-might-last-300-million-years

[redsniper]

External hard drives, bro.

[est1895]

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=data-saved-quartz-glass-might-last-300-million-years

300 million years should do 

External hard drives, bro.

So get a Docking stattion for an external hard drive or how about flash drives?

[Nuke]

aside from write wear, i think i read somewhere that says flash memory has piss poor long term data retention.

[est1895]

Will a SSD external drive be better than a Western Digital Velociraptor?  Are there external drives just for this?

[redsniper]

Dude, come on. Just go get like a 1TB external drive, USB powered if you wanna be convenient. Copy all the stuff to it that you want to keep and put it on a shelf somewhere, then plug it back in and copy more stuff to it if you get more stuff, or overwrite the old stuff if you get updated stuff, and delete the stuff you don't want to keep anymore. You'll probably end up buying a new one with room for more stuff because you have too much stuff, long before the drive dies of mechanical failure, provided you don't leave it plugged in. (Which you shouldn't).

And no, you won't really benefit from an SSD here. They're too expensive per GB for backing up stuff right now.

[Klaustrophobia]

backup and large storage drives don't need to be fast.  you won't be accessing the data that often.  and when you do, just set it to copy everything you need at once and do something else while it does.