Plextools XL - Page 9

- Conclusion

Plextor, as a leading optical storage manufacturer developed and evolved Plextools Professional, a unique software for Plextor drives, into Plextools Professional XL. Initially, after reading the news, we expected to see a totally new Plextools with many interesting features in view of the fact that Plextor charges €40 to upgrade to the XL version.

The redesigned GUI is welcomed, the support for DVD-Video was something that was missing from the standard Plextools application and the support for CueSheet will please advanced DAE rippers. However, none of these will make any difference for ordinary users since Plextools XL doesn't include the less basic functions compared with standard Plextools. Plextor promises more features and updates as time passes...by that time, users can test the new XL version for 14 days trial period and decide whether it is worth buying or not.

The Good

• Totally new GUI
• Supports automatic software/firmware updates
• Supports DVD-Video project
• Supports CueSheet

The Bad

• Media quality tests have no difference compared with standard Plextools
• User cannot edit, select predefined themes for the GUI
• Plextor has removed PNG graphics format for exporting images
• High price

Like to be fixed

• Lower price
• More advanced media quality tests