Well, I'm not 100% sure the software is to blame, but my laptop is just 6 months old and everything was OK until I started ripping with EAC. Yesterday I downloaded the software and made a test ripping and encoding a couple of tracks. Today I ripped four albums in a row, and after inserted the fifth one, my computer doesn't want to read CD's (and DVD's of course). Is the application is too demanding that it can actually damage the burner? Does anyone know?