Nero Burn Express 2

Pros: Includes support for burning CD, DVD and Blu-ray data, video and music discs. Support for image files as well. Everything available from Nero Express interface. The interface is simple, yet it does not make me feel like a dumb user where it needs to mask details from me and guide me step-by-step. Received the rebate very fast, within a month or so I think.

Cons: Cannot access Nero Burning-ROM interface., but I think it's a fair compromise for the reduced price.
One annoying thing is that it has been showing pop-up for software updates every week or two (One month use so far). Not sure why a burning software needs update every week. I hope it was temporary because I recently installed it, and it doesn't continue to throw software update pop-up every week in my face for ever, like freaking Adobe flash player.

Pros: Eh, they have a wonderful red color in the pictures of the CD.

Cons: Still no rebate. It says it's valid. They have had my money for 4 months, still processing.

Pros: None..wrong application on install CD.

Cons: Box and CD are both labelled "NERO Burn Express 2", but Nero Express 12 is what I ended up with. When I click on switch to NERO Burn 2, a message tells me that Nero Burn 2 is not available and I need to upgrade for $39.95.

Other Thoughts: If I wanted Nero 12, I would have bought it. I thought I bought Nero Burn 2, but I can't find it on the install CD.

Pros: Inexpensive with potential rebate.

Cons: I tried trial demo version of Nero 12 and liked some of the features but made the mistake of buying Express 2 and it does not have feature that I need that are not available from free apps.

WARNING: The rebate form indicates that I should be getting my rebate for my purchase within "6-8 weeks." I just checked the status online and it is still in "being processed" status after 13 weeks.

Other Thoughts: I deleted it from my PC and will probably just toss it in the trash after/if I receive the rebate.

Pros: None that I can see

Cons: Will not work with DVD Shrink, had to reload Nero 7. Nero version that came with CD Writer works better, has more options.

Pros: None (DOA)

Cons: DOA. Could not replace

Pros: The CD kept giving me an error saying a file was corrupt. I emailed their tech support seeing if I could download it from the Internet and simply enter my code (as you can with many of their other software choices), however they said I could not do this. Instead, I would have to install logging files, then zip them, email them to their tech support, and they would advise me from there. In my opinion, spending hours to get through all of these steps is not worth it for a piece of $20 software, so consider this $20 down the drain.

Cons: DID NOT WORK!
Tech support.

Other Thoughts: You should be able to download this as a backup if/when your cd does not work.

Pros: This will burn AVCHD format stuff to DVD, and will copy home-made DVD's (I didn't try commercial DVD's, but I'm betting it won't)

Cons: This will not convert standard video formats like avi's and mpegs and such to burn to DVD, which is what I would expect of a real DVD burning product. I haven't found a single feature that is not available and done better by freeware

Other Thoughts: Don't waste your money, go buy some freeware. The only reason I can think of to use this is if you're in a professional environment where you need to copy CD's/DVD's and don't want to take the risk of using freeware.

Pros: Inexpensive, and will do all your basic CD and DVD burning.

Cons: There was a $20 rebate, which I bought before the expiration date. But it arrived the day after the expiration date...dang!
I installed this on Windows 8, and it did not work good at all. Buggy, buggy, buggy, glitchy, glitchy, glitchy. I reinstalled Windows 7, and it works flawlessly. But I went back to my good ol' trusty Nero 7, which is still the best all-around version of Nero.

Pros: It works, as long as one is not demanding on control over the burning process.

Cons: Name of software is deceiving...The box should say "Nero Express 12", since it is what installs on the computer. You basically pay to get a dumber, more limited version of Nero 12 (the kind you usually get for free when buying a DVD or Blu-Ray recorder). I couldn't find a setting to decide on the disk write speed, for example. Typical of Nero, the software offers a constant (and aggravating) "upgrade me" background as you use it. There are even choices on the limited menus that allow Nero, if selected, to pop a "if you want this, you must upgrade!!!!" Annoying to say the least...On the bright side, after it produced a blu-ray coaster for me (after a first successful one), I tested the writing ability of AvidStudio and found the latter to write very well...It will make my life simpler!

Other Thoughts: Ok if you get it for free after rebate (as I did...Let's see if I DO get the rebate!!)