Looks
like Plextor has put up version 3.00 of Plextools Pro in a 14 day try and buy
form. Here is a screenshot of the Pro version. You can see better info and
screenshots on this page. Plus, you can see a comparison of the regular
version interface.
Overview of the additional functions of PlexTools
Professional XL :
PlexTools Professional XL is tuned towards
the demanding user, who wants more than just the basic
functions.
The GUI of PlexTools Professional XL consists out of 3 independent
windows: The device window contains the hardware device tree of the
PC. The functions window shows all available functions for
information of the drive or disc, the players and recording modules and
the test functions. Both windows can be closed, leaving only the
main window available. This window, where all devices and functions
can be selected, will show the information and test results. All 3
windows can be repositioned and resized independently.
The test functions have been updated with new, stylish graphical
displays.
In order to facilitate the update process, PlexTools Professional XL
has an option that allows the program to automatically check the drives'
firmware for the latest version and update immediately if necessary. An
internet connection to the PlexTools website is used for this function.
No information besides the drive and firmware version is exchanged and
the function can be disabled at any time. A similar version is
available for the PlexTools Professional software version.
Both the AudioCDMaker and Disc Extraction functions have been
expanded with CueSheet support and extra options.
The Disc Maker function has the option to load and save projects and
a new DVD-Video project has been added that allows burning an existing
DVD-Video image to disc.
Several smaller changes and options have been added and are planned
for the future releases.
Note: PlexTools Professional XL is exclusively
available for purchase online and comes with a 2 years free-of-charge
update license. There is no possibility to upgrade existing PlexTools
and PlexTools Professional licenses to PlexTools Professional XL.
If you want to give this software a try, head on over
to Plextor for the download. It looks like they are asking Euro 39.00
if you should decide to buy it. Please take the time to stop by our
Plextor forum where there are a couple XL Pro threads started and give us
your impressions.