Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended comparison

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Product name	Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended	Adobe Photoshop CS3	Adobe Photoshop CS4 Extended	Adobe Photoshop CS4	Adobe Photoshop Elements 7
Price	$464 to $470 at 2 stores	$345 to $655 at 5 stores	$339 to $1,308 at 25 stores	$329 to $706 at 21 stores	$30 to $79 at 5 stores
CNET editors' rating	4.0 stars Excellent Overall score: 8.3 (4.0 stars)	4.0 stars Excellent Overall score: 8.3 (4.0 stars)	4.0 stars Excellent Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)	4.0 stars Excellent Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)	Not yet rated
Average user rating	4.5 stars out of 1 review	0 stars No reviews, write one!	5.0 stars out of 1 review	4.0 stars out of 3 reviews	1.0 stars out of 3 reviews
Release date	May 15, 2007	April 16, 2007	October 15, 2008	October 15, 2008	January 05, 2009
The Bottom Line	The professional's choice for image editing spawns Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended to appeal to select vertical markets, but it delivers mixed results.	With its streamlined tools, enhanced nondestructive editing capabilities, and better performance, Adobe Photoshop CS3 will look very attractive to almost any user.	If you work with 3D, Photoshop Extended is a must-have upgrade; ditto if you think you'd use more of Standard's tools if the interface were less opaque, if you need to upgrade other suite applications, or if you qualify for an academic discount. All things considered, while Adobe Photoshop CS4 makes some improvements over CS3, it might be worth skipping this generation and waiting for the next.	If you work with 3D, Photoshop Extended is a must-have upgrade; ditto if you think you'd use more of Standard's tools if the interface were less opaque, if you need to upgrade other suite applications, or if you qualify for an academic discount. All things considered, while Adobe Photoshop CS4 makes some improvements over CS3, it might be worth skipping this generation and waiting for the next.
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Platform	Windows	Info unavailable	Windows	Windows	Windows
Version	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	7
Language(s)	Adobe Universal English	Info unavailable	Adobe Universal English	Adobe Universal English	Adobe Universal English
License Type	Complete package	Info unavailable	Complete package	Complete package	Complete package
Subcategory	Creativity - graphics & image editing	Info unavailable	Creativity - graphics & image editing	Creativity - graphics & image editing	Creativity - graphics & image editing
Product Description	Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended - Complete package	Info unavailable	Adobe Photoshop CS4 Extended - Complete package	Adobe Photoshop CS4 - Complete package	Adobe Photoshop Elements - ( v. 7 ) - Complete package
Category	Creativity application	Creativity	Creativity application	Creativity application	Creativity application
License Pricing	Academic	Info unavailable	Standard	Standard	Standard
License Qty	1 user	Info unavailable	1 user	1 user	1 user
Distribution Media	CD-ROM	Info unavailable	DVD-ROM	DVD-ROM	CD-ROM ( Mini-box )
OS Required	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Microsoft Windows XP SP2 or later Microsoft Windows Vista Business SP1 Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 Microsoft Windows Vista Enterprise SP1 Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1	Microsoft Windows XP SP2 or later Microsoft Windows Vista Business SP1 Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 Microsoft Windows Vista Enterprise SP1 Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1	Microsoft Windows Vista Microsoft Windows XP SP2 Microsoft Windows XP SP3
Package Type	Retail	Info unavailable	Retail	Retail	Retail
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