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Derek has made the week complete by taking a quick look at B's Recorder GOLD5 from B.H.A Corporation. Can B.H.A's new software suite compete in a market dominated by Easy CD Creator and Nero Burning Rom? Check out the review to find out.

B's Recorder GOLD5

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I've had some encounters with B's Recorder Gold before. Once with an older version when installing a Sony CRX175A1 drive. B's wouldn't work with the drive Then I tried B's 5 on both my TDK 241040B and my Memorex 48MAXX and it worked with neither. I agree with Derek in that they do not update their software as often as they should. The Shellgate looks like a neat feature though.

Hey, it supports more writers than Easy CD Creator.

According to this list, it should support your TDK drive and the Memorex:

http://www.bhacorp.com/download/gold5_w ... LD520E.pdf

Support for the Memorex was added with version 5.06.

Darn, these lists that burner software sites have are always interesting. I see a Sony CRX205E1 on there! I want this firmware!!!

There is a 24x TDK drive on there, but my model; the Lite-ON LTR-24102B based 241040B is not on the supported list

Maybe I'll try a newer version of B's with my Memorex

Of the 3 drives I tried it on, it only worked on two. No go with an old Sony CRX100E. It worked with my Toshiba 1102 and 1202 combo drives.