Nero CD-DVD Speed and Nero InfoTool both updated

August 19, 2004

Thanks to BoSkin, who posted this news in a thread over at Club CD Freaks, we know that Erik Deppe has released new versions of his Nero CD-DVD Speed and Nero InfoTool software tools. Nero CD-DVD Speed is a utility with which you can perform various benchmark tests, using your optical drive.The software can also be used for tested the quality of your media and thus it's no surprise that Nero CD-DVD Speed is used in all of our optical hardware reviews. Nero InfoTool is a utility that provides you with information about your optical drive(s) and your other hardware. Here are the changelogs as posted on the CD Speed homepage:

Nero CD-DVD Speed V3.21 released!
Changes

Disc Quality Test:Added support for AOpen DVD1648/AAP, AOpen 48x and 52x Combo drives and drives with a Ricoh chipset (click here for a detailed list).
Added option to show Disc Type or Book Type on main screen
Improved reading type detection
Improved write performance for external USB drives
Many small improvements and bug fixes

Nero InfoTool V2.27 released!
Changes

Improved read/write speed detection
Many small improvements and bug fixes

If you want to download the updates you can do so via cdspeed2000.com. The updates can be discussed in this thread in our Nero & InCD Forum on Club CD Freaks.

Source: CD Speed