Nero 6 [OLD VERSION]

by Ahead Software

Product Details

Product Manual [770kb PDF]

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Data Sheet [846kb PDF]

• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0000A1GQ3
• Item model number: 160006
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 14, 2003
• Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (82 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,090 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
  • #9 in Software > Graphics > Home Publishing > CD Labels
  • #12 in Software > Video & Music > Software > Sound Editing
  • #13 in Software > Video & Music > CD Burning & Labeling > Mastering & Burning
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

The ultimate CD/DVD burning suite. Go beyond the everyday rip and burn with this complete set of media tools. Includes: Nero StartSmart, Nero Express 6, Nero Vision Express 2-SE, InCD 4, Showtime, Media Player, Toolkit, and Cover Designer.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

101 of 111 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Hidden Limitation On Ripping from CD to MP3, January 7, 2004

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Michael J. Murphy - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Nero 6 [OLD VERSION] (CD-ROM)

Product box leads you to believe that you can rip CD to MP3 and then write a CD with tracks you like. As soon as you start out they inform you that in order to rip more than 30 tracks you will have to give them more money. I could find no mention of this annoying restriction until the software was installed.

87 of 96 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nero ROCKS! Best program for faithful CD burning!, March 2, 2004

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Dave Y. "nobody777" (Kennewick, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Nero 6 [OLD VERSION] (CD-ROM)

I've tried both this program and Roxio's latest Easy CD Creator Platinum edition. Both have their pros and cons, however, in this reviewer's opinion Nero has the competition beat hands down.

The biggest thing Roxio has going for it is the extremely user-friendly interface. It's basically CD & DVD burning for dummies. Roxio also has a very simple to use utility for mixing songs on a CD that works great! Roxio's DVD authoring software is actually pretty great too... and, again, easy to use.

Nero has a bit of a learning curve because it is loaded with so many features and settings, but it is (by far) well worth the patience! In the long run you will be much happier with Nero because you can do almost anything you want and it burns PERFECT CDs every time. EVERY TIME! I don't know what some of the other reviewers were talking about when they complained of buggy behavior and difficulty installing and un-installing. I have never had a single problem with any of these situations.

My biggest disappointment with Roxio's Easy CD Creator is that it does NOT support overburning of CD's and the amount of editing capabilities is limited. Like I said before, Nero takes some getting used to, but once you do, the editing option are really pretty cool! I burned my share of frisbees with Roxio and that's always discouraging. By far it's one of the most common complaints I've heard of Roxio users.

Nero, on the otherhand, does allow over-burning (program recommends a setting or user can set it to whatever they want) and tons of editing features! Not to mention, I have never burned a frisbee with Nero. NEVER! It's really that good! Nero also burns FAST and makes perfect CD to CD copies! It also has a great backup program. The DVD authoring utility, while a little more complex than Roxio's, does work quite well. Great program!!!

Some users have complained about Nero's InCD program. Personally I don't use it, but I have used it before. It's true that it seems to have chellenges in Windows XP, but I have gotten it to work and work fine! I think it has something to do with how Windows XP handles packet writing. I have not used Roxio's equivalent to this either so I can't adequately compare the two on this point.

Nero's latest release is also far easier to operate compared to older versions, but all the stability and functionality of the older versions remain intact. Old fans of Nero will have no argument with the new layout. In fact, there are two interfaces that users can toggle between; an expert mode and a beginner mode. Vetrans of Nero will feel right at home with the expert interface, while newbies will take right to the beginner interface. Not to mention the fact that Nero has also included a nifty Start Smart guide (similar to Roxio's control panel), which makes it so easy to get right where you want to go. And who uses manuals these days anyway? Play with the program for several minutes and you'll be burning CDs in no time. The layout is not the most user-friendly, but it is intuitive and if you have a clue about anything you'll catch on in no time.

Nero is also totally stable and does the job wonderfully! I don't care what the nay-sayers say here. I believe I am (what you could call) an experienced user! I have used both programs quite extensively (on multiple systems) and Nero is still my absolute favorite! It's not buggy like users of Roxio's program (myself included) have frequently complained about. Roxio has improved their program considerably compared to older versions and it is more stable and burns faster than older versions. In fact, specs show that Roxio beats Nero just by a fraction on burn speed. I do agree that non-savy computer users will also appreciate Roxio's almost idiot-proof interface, but I still must recommend Nero over the competition. It is, by far, the most complete, most stable, most feature-laiden CD burning program available!

I wish Nero had an OEM version like Roxio does, but even at $80 bucks, it's still worth every penny!!! GET IT!!! If you want to burn perfect CDs EVERY TIME, buy Nero and forget about Roxio!

57 of 62 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Serious problems in purchased version of product, September 11, 2003

By 

Dougm12 (Maine, United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Nero 6 [OLD VERSION] (CD-ROM)

Nero 6 immediately crashed my extremely stable Windows XP (Service Patch 1) system right after installing it. That system had no other CD/DVD software on it, and thus no conflicting software. I had to go to the Nero web site and download over 40 MBs!! of their "updates". It then has worked fine (so far) and actually looks to be quite good. Nero clearly rushed this product out to compete against the new version 6 of easy CD and DVD Creator. If you purchase this product be sure to get all of the "updates" from the Nero site before trying to do anything at all, including just browsing the menus.