Nero 7 Premium

A lot of time had passed since the year 1997 when the first version of Nero was rolled out by the Nero AG company. Even though the world has been witnessing a relentless and fairly painless death of the optical drive, there are few out there who are still relying on this oldschool type of physical storage.

For most of us, it's almost common sense to remember Nero when thinking about CD/DVD authoring software. The version 7 of Nero was one of the most important iterations as it came with an outstanding number of features in a period when optical media was in its prime.

In its almost-full-spec form, Nero 7 Premium, was and still is arguably so much more than just a burning tool as it provided its users with a plethora of self-explanatory utilities such as DriveSpeed, CD-DVD Speed, CoverDesigner, NeroBurnRights, the famous Burning ROM and Nero Express, Nero WaveEditor, and InfoTool.

Besides the plethora of provided tools, Nero was and still is to this day a very intuitive tool, sporting features in order to keep both novices and more advanced users just as happy. Take the Nero Express and the Nero Burning ROM, for instance.

The first module (which is actually a simplified edition of the latter) is without a doubt a favorite between novices as it allows them to create a wide assortment of CDs and DVDs (Data, Audio, Video/Pictures, and Image, Project, Copy) with the assistance of a very friendly wizard.

The Nero Burning ROM, on the other hand, while not exactly complicated regarding functionality, provides its users with a lot more options concerning file management as well as better control over the burning procedure.

Since the launch of Nero 7, the company has been developing more modern and arguably all-around better products, however, the impact that this particular version had when it first came out will probably never be matched.

And, here's the thing: it may look antiquated when compared to its newer counterparts, but Nero 7 Premium is still a solid CD/DVD authoring tool and it's definitely one of the best choices on slower computers which are still running outdated versions of Windows such as Windows and Vista.