5. LC ISO Creator
For an extremely barebones product that rips CD and DVD discs to ISO files quickly and efficiently, you can't go wrong with LC ISO Creator by Lucersoft. The EXE file is only 50 kilobytes in size and the interface literally is as simple as clicking one button, setting a save location, and watching the progress indicator fill up. I like using this tool with discs that have strange formatting conditions, since it will read a disc bit for bit without fail.
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