Of course there's a trial version of Nero. Hell I dl'd it from the official site, got a crack for it and now it's a registered full version, talk about slack copy protection, I did the same thing with 3D studio max 6 and character studio. Anyway, it depends on what you want to burn. Nero is all round burning software, CD/DVD cloner are good for 1 to 1 copies, 120% alcohol is good for images, DVD X Copy or DVD Shrink is good for copying DVD films etc. see www.cdmediaworld.com for a full list of trail burning software.