Jez(UK)
22nd Jan 2009, 02:43 pm
Hi there,
I've got a dilemma.
I 'need' to update my software (been away from AutoCAD for a long time), I'm using AutoCAD more and more but for now I can do with just a LT version.
I've been getting away with using trial versions now for about the last couple of months, I don't use AutoCAD 24 hours a day, but hope that I will be using it more and more (I can certainly see it going that way).
Anyway, I've been deliberating whether to buy AutoCAD LT 2009 and last week I decided to go for it - in the UK, we're talking £1100 (roughly $1800 I'd say) and then subscriptions of around £200 per year.
And that's with a legacy upgrade !! :?
But, being the freelancer I am, and frequently looking at eBay, I'm looking at potentially buying a copy of LT 2008 for around £650 - £750.
The Seller says it's never been registered and that I won't have any problems registering it, but I very nearly got burnt recently buying LT off eBay before, so I'm treading very very carefully.
What's putting me off going down the £1100 route is that I've been out of using AutoCAD for a fair while, and I'm not convinced that having Subscriptions is a good way of spending my money. I'm not sure I want a new release every year.
So if I go for the LT 2008 on eBay, I reckon that I'll keep it for the next 2-3 years and then upgrade to AutoCAD Architecture. That'd mean over 2-3 years that software cost me around £250 per year.
With LT 2009, plus subscriptions, that's going to cost me over 3 years, roughly £560, way over double.
I also don't intend upgrading my hardware every year either, so I'm again worried that with subscriptions I'll be getting software which'll make greater and greater demands on my hardware.
I know that for some, these amounts of money aren't great, but they are an obvious consideration for me.
Please can you guys comment on the best way forward in your opinion ??
Thanks,
Jez.
I've got a dilemma.
I 'need' to update my software (been away from AutoCAD for a long time), I'm using AutoCAD more and more but for now I can do with just a LT version.
I've been getting away with using trial versions now for about the last couple of months, I don't use AutoCAD 24 hours a day, but hope that I will be using it more and more (I can certainly see it going that way).
Anyway, I've been deliberating whether to buy AutoCAD LT 2009 and last week I decided to go for it - in the UK, we're talking £1100 (roughly $1800 I'd say) and then subscriptions of around £200 per year.
And that's with a legacy upgrade !! :?
But, being the freelancer I am, and frequently looking at eBay, I'm looking at potentially buying a copy of LT 2008 for around £650 - £750.
The Seller says it's never been registered and that I won't have any problems registering it, but I very nearly got burnt recently buying LT off eBay before, so I'm treading very very carefully.
What's putting me off going down the £1100 route is that I've been out of using AutoCAD for a fair while, and I'm not convinced that having Subscriptions is a good way of spending my money. I'm not sure I want a new release every year.
So if I go for the LT 2008 on eBay, I reckon that I'll keep it for the next 2-3 years and then upgrade to AutoCAD Architecture. That'd mean over 2-3 years that software cost me around £250 per year.
With LT 2009, plus subscriptions, that's going to cost me over 3 years, roughly £560, way over double.
I also don't intend upgrading my hardware every year either, so I'm again worried that with subscriptions I'll be getting software which'll make greater and greater demands on my hardware.
I know that for some, these amounts of money aren't great, but they are an obvious consideration for me.
Please can you guys comment on the best way forward in your opinion ??
Thanks,
Jez.