Posted by Zack Clothier on January 9, 2012 at 10:36 AM
Does anyone know the difference between the normal version of CS 5 for $999.99, and the Student Teacher Edition for $189.00? I understand you have to be a student or teacher (or know one) to purchase the latter edition, but are there any actual limitations of the program itself?
Short answer...No. The academic 'version' is simply a different form of software licensing, as far as I know. I haven't researched it, but you might be able to find out more on the Adobe site.
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Posted by Carol Hyman on January 9, 2012 at 12:08 PM
Zack, there are no program limitations in CS5, and as you stated, you do have to be a student or teacher to obtain the discounted price.
Regards,
Carol
Posted by Steve Kennedy on January 9, 2012 at 2:41 PM
Hi Zack! As Preston said it is not a separate version. Adobe has special pricing for students/teachers. I was able to get PS CS5 through this licensing and it is exactly the same software. You have to show Adobe you actually are a student or faculty member before they authorize the purchase though.
Posted by Luke Ormand on January 9, 2012 at 3:12 PM
I agree with what others said and have benefited from this with my current CS5 edition. However, there is ONE "limitation". This version of CS5 (or whatever software you get) is for ONE license only. Standard CS5 (or other adobe products) are THREE licenses, allowing you to put them on multiple computers.
Posted by David Bostedo on January 9, 2012 at 5:53 PM
I understand you have to be a student or teacher (or know one) to purchase the latter edition.
Hey Zack - While you could get the student edition by knowing a student or teacher and having them buy it for you, please note that this is not legal per the license agreement terms.
Posted by Zack Clothier on January 9, 2012 at 6:46 PM
This version of CS5 (or whatever software you get) is for ONE license only. Standard CS5 (or other adobe products) are THREE licenses, allowing you to put them on multiple computers.
So what if your computer crashes? How do you reinstall the program?
David: thanks, I am considering going back to college this year.
Posted by Paul DeCesare on January 10, 2012 at 3:38 AM
TWO installations, not THREE. Full price gives you TWO. And that means YOU as the licensed user will be using either one, not both at the same time, so installing your second instance on your wife's or friend's PC is a no-no. We love licensing. ;-)
Zack, if your PC crashes you call up Adobe and they release the instance of the license back to your "pool". But in today's state of technology, it's so easy to make an image of your C: drive (Win 7 has it built in), that as long as you have a current ghost of your hard drive, you just restore that image to the new drive and you're back in business. Adobe will never know your PC crashed. I take a fresh image of my C drive once a month, and I don't store any user files on it so the image doesn't change much.
Posted by Luke Ormand on January 10, 2012 at 2:28 PM
Sorry Paul - I couldn't recall if it was 2 or 3. And in my mind it was implied that YOU (license owner) would be utilizing the two versions. You are correct in the no-no's for licensing. I can tell you from personal experience working in government though that there are a LOT of people who don't play by the license rules...
Posted by David Bostedo on January 11, 2012 at 4:02 PM
I am considering going back to college this year.
So this is probably a non-issue, but a lot of student edition licenses I've had ALSO stipulate that you delete the software once you are no longer a student. So if you're going back for a short time, then it might still make sense to look at getting a full version.
And as an additional note, I'd never pay the full price for CS5. The usual path is to buy PS Elements, which is MUCH cheaper, and give you an upgrade path to the full CS. If you use this link to the Adobe Store you can upgrade from Elements to CS5 for $299.00. And Elements can usually be had for under $100, which would make your total cost around $400. Not cheap, but a lot better than $1000.
Posted by Walter Rowe on January 11, 2012 at 4:06 PM
Student licenses also do not qualify for discounted upgrade pricing from one version to the next. If you pay $189 for a student license for CS5, you will pay another full student price again for CS6. If you purchase the full CS5, you will be offered a discounted price to upgrade to CS6.
Posted by David Bostedo on January 11, 2012 at 8:52 PM
That's true Walter, but the current discounted price from Adobe for a CS4 -> CS5 upgrade is $199, so the student price is still cheaper. Although you can find some deals that are a little cheaper sometimes.
Posted by Zack Clothier on January 12, 2012 at 1:54 AM
If you use this link to the Adobe Store you can upgrade from Elements to CS5 for $299.00.
David, I could not get this link to work..just opens a blank page. I already own Photoshop Elements 10 so rather than deal with the student licensing I would be very interested in this...do you have another link perhaps?
Posted by David Bostedo on January 12, 2012 at 6:16 PM
Sorry about that... I must have screwed it up. I fixed it above now... or you can just click here.
(And as always, thanks to John Mumaw for posting this originally on here a few years ago!)
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Regards,
Carol
Hey Zack - While you could get the student edition by knowing a student or teacher and having them buy it for you, please note that this is not legal per the license agreement terms.
So what if your computer crashes? How do you reinstall the program?
David: thanks, I am considering going back to college this year.
Zack, if your PC crashes you call up Adobe and they release the instance of the license back to your "pool". But in today's state of technology, it's so easy to make an image of your C: drive (Win 7 has it built in), that as long as you have a current ghost of your hard drive, you just restore that image to the new drive and you're back in business. Adobe will never know your PC crashed. I take a fresh image of my C drive once a month, and I don't store any user files on it so the image doesn't change much.
So this is probably a non-issue, but a lot of student edition licenses I've had ALSO stipulate that you delete the software once you are no longer a student. So if you're going back for a short time, then it might still make sense to look at getting a full version.
And as an additional note, I'd never pay the full price for CS5. The usual path is to buy PS Elements, which is MUCH cheaper, and give you an upgrade path to the full CS. If you use this link to the Adobe Store you can upgrade from Elements to CS5 for $299.00. And Elements can usually be had for under $100, which would make your total cost around $400. Not cheap, but a lot better than $1000.
David, I could not get this link to work..just opens a blank page. I already own Photoshop Elements 10 so rather than deal with the student licensing I would be very interested in this...do you have another link perhaps?
(And as always, thanks to John Mumaw for posting this originally on here a few years ago!)