Cheap way to CS3 Package?
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- readyok
Does anyone know of a cheap way to get the CS3 Design Premium package? I heard of some program where if you use it at work, you can get a personal copy for cheaper or something? Any clues?
- lukefry0
student discount ????
- johndiggity0
if you have a valid work license you can install a copy on one home machine.
- for real?
slappy - I did this at my last job. It's like they have an extra copy lying around that they don't know about._salisae_
- thats great.akrokdesign
- tis true, says so in lics. agreementBattleAxe
- for real?
- Faction180
wait for cs4
- flashbender0
^ what johndiggity said. The license agreement for CS3 states that it can be installed on 2 machines provided they are never used at the same time. So work + home or laptop is 100% legit.
You just have to get your employer to release the discs to you.
- doesnotexist0
wasn't CS2 5 machines? I could've sworn it was...
if you want to venture into the realm of torrents, there's always another way.
- readyok0
Wow, that is awesome. i found the installer, but I just dont have the serial number and activation number. i would probably have to get that stuff from them. Thanks for the info.
- _salisae_0
while we're on the topic of obtaining professional tools on the cheap .. I am going home for 10 days to help my sister with her wedding but I don't want to have such a lull in my freelance so I'm considering buying a regular macbook. Are they well enough equipped to handle print work? or should I pay the extra for the pro?
- okay I'll start my own thread then_salisae_
- I'll share the load, no charge.JackRyan
- yes...I believe they are.
I've had the regular Macbook for serveral years now...works like a charm.marychain - I have a g4 ibook with 1.5gb ram which I use to work in similar situations to your own, it works a charm. Macbook with 1gb+ ram will be fineavolve
- fooler0
I thought CS3 would have a package option by now, if not use ArtFiles.
- OSFA0
Anyone here in a good and mood willing to give out the extra copy??
- acescence0
i got mine thru a nonprofit org, i think it was around 150.
- akrokdesign0
cheapest way, must be get it of work.
- duckseason0
this really ends up being more expensive in the end, but if you are a student and buy a new apple computer you can get design premium for, i think, $399.
- mg330
http://www.baselinesoftware.com/…
$869. No joke. Kona and mg33 approved. Full software, discs, serial number, free gift for registering with Adobe. The real deal. Get it and get it over with.
- barbtastic0
do the academic versions sold at baseline.com come with full support from adobe?
- Yes.mg33
- have you actually called support on this copy, and they was it positive?barbtastic
- No, I've never called Adobe support for anything. But the software is fully registered.mg33
- barbtastic0
i have been sharing a copy of cs3 with another "computer", and it's time i get my own, esp since the copy we have been using won't install on my laptop. i will prob need to be able to call adobe and harass them if my own copy does the same
- cramdesign0
well, if you qualify for the academic price, journeyed.com has the design premium suite for $600:
http://journeyed.com/itemDetail.…
the two machine thing is a great policy... very friendly.
- epete220
i want a cheap copy of after effects
- barbtastic0
i don't qualify for the academic price, but places like baselinesoftware.com claim it's still perfectly legal. BAH.
i'm just gonna drop the 1800 at adobe and try not to think about it.
- fafore0
Sometimes I really wonder how many people actually bought Photoshop for home use? 1? 2? Two is probably it.