PSE 5 or 6 ?

[toez]

After using PSE 3 for years (not too well), I am upgrading after seeing PSE 5 in action. Which would be the best for me - PSE 5 or 6?

Should I download it to my PC, or buy the version in a box?

Suggestions are very helpful. Would the new version be seperate from my old PSE 3, or sort of "overlay" it?

Thank you!;)

[Ted D.]

I think Pse 6 is the better choice. It has new interface and a few new tools. But the main thing is it loads faster and the organizer seems snappier.

[NickLewis]

I've not noticed any reports that PSE6 is inferior to PSE5, so there's no obvious technical reason to prefer the latter. Indeed, at this point I would advocate PSE6 simply on the grounds that it has been written from the outset as a Vista compatible application and is therefore better future proofed against a PC upgrade.

However, you can probably buy PSE5 for less now that it's being replaced, and that's a choice only you can make.

My understanding is that PSE6 will sit alongside PSE3 - PSE5 certainly does. However, they can't share Organiser catalogs, so it's only the Editor that would remain useful in the long term.

If you get the boxed version, you get a distribution disk and a printed manual. If you download it, the manual's on disk, and you will have to back up the distribution file to protect against PC problems. Again, no right answer - your choice.

Nick