Where to buy Photoshop & Lightroom?

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I need to purchase Photoshop CS4 and Lightroom 3. On Adobe's site I only see an upgrade download for CS4, everything else is CS5. Also, there are sooo many sites that (claim to) sell these programs new, some are student/teacher edition. I do have a child in High School, and I am a Boy Scout merit badge counselor (for photography badge). Does any of this qualify me for a student/teacher edition. Where is the best and cheapest reputable place to buy these two programs?? Thanks for your help.
 
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If you have a son or daughter in school, then yes, you qualify for the educational price. Go to a site (make sure it's legitimate) that specializes in selling educational editions of software and buy from them. You should be able to find CS4 and Lightroom 3.

Try this site.
 
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Adobe doesn't sell CS4 new anymore. You waited too long. You have to buy CS5, or find a used or never-opened copy of CS4 (good luck).
 
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I agree with using academicsuperstore.com I used them to purchase my copies of CS4 extended and LR2 when I was a college student. Yes, you will qualify with a child in high school, but they have a "tool" that asks you to indicate which school they go to just to verify your eligibility.... not sure if it is real or just a tool to weed out fakes. Anyway, the only thing you have to watch is the licensing of the products you purchase. If you are 100% by the book and want to be legit, you are not supposed to use the student versions if you plan to make a profit or run a business, etc. When I purchased my copies, they offered a full license version for $100 more than the student version ( $299 vs $199 ) which I purchased just to keep myself clean in the event the world ended and someone asked me about it....
 
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rocketman766 said:
I agree with using academicsuperstore.com I used them to purchase my copies of CS4 extended and LR2 when I was a college student. Yes, you will qualify with a child in high school, but they have a "tool" that asks you to indicate which school they go to just to verify your eligibility.... not sure if it is real or just a tool to weed out fakes. Anyway, the only thing you have to watch is the licensing of the products you purchase. If you are 100% by the book and want to be legit, you are not supposed to use the student versions if you plan to make a profit or run a business, etc. When I purchased my copies, they offered a full license version for $100 more than the student version ( $299 vs $199 ) which I purchased just to keep myself clean in the event the world ended and someone asked me about it....
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Hey, I work with Adobe, and CS5 has a bunch of new features that CS4 doesn’t, and with the student discount you can get up to 80% off the fully-priced product, before you graduate. Also once purchased you can use Adobe CS5 for whatever you want including commercial and business use.

Here are some helpful links:
The Top 10 New Features of Adobe CS5 | Mac|Life
Adobe Student and Teacher Editions
 

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