Cheap Adobe Photoshop CS Upgrade (Windows) (Software) (Windows XP) Price

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Customer Reviews of Adobe Photoshop CS Upgrade (Windows)

I do support Adobe's effort to control illegal distribution of their software.

The software itself is amazing. The new features actually speed up your daily work flow and are features that the users will really put into practice. And the way that all of the software interacts with each other isn't hype. They really do what Adobe claims they do.

Overall I am incredibly pleased with the purchase and would recommend it highly to everyone.

For those who are having performance problems with the software, I can only assume that they didn't read the recommended system requirements. XP of course, but I can't see this software running smoothly with less than 512 meg of fast memory. A gig is great. And with the price of memory so low now, that shouldn't be too much of an issue.

So, great software and a great upgrade with great new features. And if you REALLY DO support Adobe's right to protect their software, the activation is absolutely a non issue.

Hidden costs galore if you go withAdobe CS
I have had my hands on most versions of Photoshop - including version 7 - but there are too many hidden costs with this product to even consider an upgrade. If someone buys this out-of-the-box they may feel diferent, but this is the upgrade version, and not very forgiving.

1) will only run on a new version of Windows - I dont' so thats +80$ for starters
2) will NOT run your old add-on filters - for myself I would have to fork out an additional $400 for buying new filters and upgrades just to get the basics [this has been an issue before, but never as bad as this time - I could only keep one old filter]
3) activation "feature" - it will hit you one day - dont' joke yourself, sooner or later you'll be standing there with a worthless disk because there is some number you cant find or they bark at you because you want to install it for a fifth time during one or two days (while you're recovering from a fatal crash or rebuilding your system, and what you really dont' need is an additional fight with some so-called "support" person asking you to explain in detalies about what you are doing with your system with question like "is this the last time?). No! I'll install it 10, 50 or 100 times if needed. I've given up on two titles before (not Adobe products) - and I HATE ACTIVATION SOFTWARE. I do not have the time, energy or inclination to waste my life with it. Be smart - actively avoid it!
4) No - this version does not have any super-to-die-for feature that you cannot live without [though the RAW editing feature may be usefull for some people].
5) there are some irritating drawbacks like the missing thumbnails, which is a real productivety hit for some people (Adobe actually hyped it as a productivety gain when it came oboard! Now it's XP, K.O. and out)

I may come back when they release CS 3.0 one day in the distent future. But for next couple of years I will be happy about mastering version 7 like a real pro (it really can perform wonders allready). And save tones of money and countless hours for now.

Of course as I start to grow away from Adobes new product, I may turn to the competition...

Last tip - the market speaks - did you notice how fast the price for the CS version started to drop compared to 7.0 ??? think about it...

Activation is becoming a standard for major software
For the big companies you can expect activation to be part of the package. Microsoft, Adobe, Macromedia all do it now. They have a lot to lose and if this is one way to get more folks to pay instead of passing one paid for disk around, well, it works.

As for the product, I have loaded the 30 day trial and in about 15 days will purchase the upgrade. I like what I have played with so far and the filters are nice. I made some posterized pics out of a bad photo to check it out and was truly amazed.

Don't let activation be the stopping point. If you need the program, get it.