Black Friday Software: 80% off Adobe CS5, Office 2011 for $89, Final Cut Studio for $799
Black Friday has brought an assortment of discounts on essential Mac software, including up to 80% off Adobe's Creative Suite 5 bundles, Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 for $89, Apple's Final Cut Studio for $799, and VMWare Fusion for $28, among others.
Microsoft Office 2011 for Mac
Microsoft has teamed up with Amazon, MacMall and Buy.com to offer its new Microsoft Office 2011 for Mac Home and Student Edition for just $89.99, a 25% savings.
Product Retail Direct Download Amazon MacMall Buy.com MacConnection B&H Discount Microsoft Office 2011 Mac Home & Student $119.99 $129.99 $88.99 $88.99 $89.95 $119.95 $109.95 $30.04 Home & Student (Family Pack) $149.99 $129.95 $108.99 $108.99 $119.99 $149.95 $124.95 $41.00 Home & Business $199.99 $279.95 $182.99 $182.99 $177.99 $189.95 $182.95 $22.00 Home & Business (2 Pack) $279.99 $279.95 $246.99 $246.99 N/A $249.95 $245.95 $34.04
Parallels 6 and VMWare Fusion 3
For Mac Virtualization software that lets Macs run the Windows operating system alongside the Mac OS, MacMall is currently offering the best deals, selling Parallels Desktop 6 for $59.99 and VMWare Fusion 3 for $27.99, a savings of $20 and $52, respectively.
Product Retail Direct Download Amazon MacMall Buy.com MacConnection B&H Discount Mac Virtualization Software Parallels Desktop 6 $79.99 $69.99 $64.99 $59.99 $79.95 $71.90 $69.95 $20.00 VMWare Fusion 3 $79.99 $79.99 $44.99 $27.99 $36.24 $39.42 $61.75 $52.00
Adobe Products
Adobe is running a sale that knocks $50 off Adobe Photoshop Elements 9 and its Student and Teacher Editions of the various Creative Suite 5 bundles. However, Amazon, MacMall, Buy.com and B&H Photo have combined to slash CS5 Student and Teacher product editions and bundles by as much as 80%, which amount to savings as high as $1,775.00 on the full-fledged CS5 Master Collection. These Student and Teacher Editions are identical to the standard retail distributions, just offered to students and teachers at educational prices. None of the stores require customers to present educational credentials when purchasing the Student and Teacher Editions -- meaning anyone can pay the educational prices -- but EDU credentials may be required after purchase to obtain a valid serial number from Adobe.
Product Retail Direct Download Amazon MacMall Buy.com MacConnection B&H Discount Adobe Software Photoshop Elements 9 $99.00 $49.99 $44.99 $43.99 $60.95 $59.95 $58.71 $55.01 Photoshop CS5 $699.00 $699.00 $565.00 $557.99 $574.97 $565.00 $579.95 $141.01 Photoshop CS5 Extended $999.00 $999.00 $749.99 $788.99 $587.96 $989.00 $799.00 $411.04 Photoshop CS5 Extended (Student) $999.00 $199.00 $192.99 $192.99 $196.49 N/A $189.99 $809.01 Photoshop Lightroom 3 $299.00 $299.00 $284.99 $184.99 $197.21 $189.00 $179.99 $119.01 Photoshop Lightroom 3 (Student) $299.00 $89.00 $79.99 $89.99 $109.95 N/A $81.56 $219.01 CS5 Design Standard $1,299.00 $1,299.00 $1,228.99 $1,228.99 $1,095.94 $1,245.00 $1,289.95 $203.06 CS5 Design Standard (Student) $1,299.00 $299.00 $284.99 $284.99 $289.95 N/A $284.99 $1,014.01 CS5 Design Premium $1,899.00 $1,899.00 $1,734.96 $1,798.99 $1,270.97 $1,799.00 $1,735.00 $628.03 CS5 Design Premium (Student) $1,899.00 $399.00 $379.99 $379.99 N/A N/A $379.99 $1,519.01 CS5 Web Premium $1,799.00 $1,799.00 $1,672.97 $1,700.99 $1,369.99 $1,749.00 $1,672.95 $429.01 CS5 Web Premium (Student) $1,799.00 $399.00 $379.00 $379.99 N/A N/A $379.00 $1,420.00 CS5 Production Premium $1,699.00 $1,699.00 $1,489.99 $1,739.99 $1,347.99 $1,685.00 $1,499.00 $351.01 CS5 Production Premium (Student) $1,699.00 $399.00 $379.99 $379.99 N/A N/A $429.99 $1,319.01 CS5 Master Collection $2,599.00 $2,599.00 $2,448.99 $2,498.99 $1,777.97 $2,349.00 $2,499.95 $821.03 CS5 Master Collection (Student) $2,599.00 $849.00 $824.99 $829.99 N/A N/A $824.00 $1,775.00
Apple Software
For Apple Software, the most heavily discounted items are Final Cut Studio and Logic Studio, which are available from Amazon and B&H at discounts of $199 and $104, respectively.
Product Retail Amazon MacMall Buy.com MacConnection B&H Discount Apple Software iLife '11 $49.99 $42.22 $42,22 $48.24 $44.00 $42.22 $6.78 iLife '11 (Family Pack) $79.00 $74.99 $74.99 $74.24 $74.00 $74.94 $5.00 iWork $79.95 $62.86 $68.99 $49.95 $69.99 $69.95 $30.00 MobileMe $99.00 $61.00 $74.99 $59.99 $99.00 $70.71 $39.01 Mac Box Set $129.00 $117.28 $124.99 $117.99 $129.00 $117.27 $11.73 Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard $29.00 $25.99 $25.99 $29.25 $25.99 $29.13 $3.01 Aperture 3 $199.00 $159.99 $178.99 $188.92 $199.00 $159.99 $39.01 Final Cut Express 4 $199.00 $168.26 $174.99 $174.88 $199.00 $164.95 $34.05 Final Cut Studio $999.00 $799.99 $849.99 $829.99 $949.00 $799.99 $199.01 Logic Studio $499.00 $394.94 $429.99 $478.99 $499.00 $394.99 $104.06
Financial Software
Finally, Intuit is offering the most substantial discount on popular Mac financial software, offering direct downloads of QuickBooks for Mac 2011 for $183.96, a savings of $46.
Product Retail Direct Download Amazon MacMall Buy.com MacConnection B&H Discount Financial Software iBank 4 $59.99 $59.99 $48.89 $49.99 $51.24 N/A N/A $11.10 QuickBooks 2011 for Mac $229.95 $183.96 $195.99 $195.99 $204.79 $220.79 $199.99 $45.99 Quicken Essentials for Mac $49.99 $49.95 $43.12 N/A $40.95 $51.11 N/A $9.04 TurboTax for Mac 2010 $99.95 N/A $94.66 N/A N/A N/A N/A $5.29
Microsoft Office 2011 for Mac
Microsoft has teamed up with Amazon, MacMall and Buy.com to offer its new Microsoft Office 2011 for Mac Home and Student Edition for just $89.99, a 25% savings.
Product Retail Direct Download Amazon MacMall Buy.com MacConnection B&H Discount Microsoft Office 2011 Mac Home & Student $119.99 $129.99 $88.99 $88.99 $89.95 $119.95 $109.95 $30.04 Home & Student (Family Pack) $149.99 $129.95 $108.99 $108.99 $119.99 $149.95 $124.95 $41.00 Home & Business $199.99 $279.95 $182.99 $182.99 $177.99 $189.95 $182.95 $22.00 Home & Business (2 Pack) $279.99 $279.95 $246.99 $246.99 N/A $249.95 $245.95 $34.04
Parallels 6 and VMWare Fusion 3
For Mac Virtualization software that lets Macs run the Windows operating system alongside the Mac OS, MacMall is currently offering the best deals, selling Parallels Desktop 6 for $59.99 and VMWare Fusion 3 for $27.99, a savings of $20 and $52, respectively.
Product Retail Direct Download Amazon MacMall Buy.com MacConnection B&H Discount Mac Virtualization Software Parallels Desktop 6 $79.99 $69.99 $64.99 $59.99 $79.95 $71.90 $69.95 $20.00 VMWare Fusion 3 $79.99 $79.99 $44.99 $27.99 $36.24 $39.42 $61.75 $52.00
Adobe Products
Adobe is running a sale that knocks $50 off Adobe Photoshop Elements 9 and its Student and Teacher Editions of the various Creative Suite 5 bundles. However, Amazon, MacMall, Buy.com and B&H Photo have combined to slash CS5 Student and Teacher product editions and bundles by as much as 80%, which amount to savings as high as $1,775.00 on the full-fledged CS5 Master Collection. These Student and Teacher Editions are identical to the standard retail distributions, just offered to students and teachers at educational prices. None of the stores require customers to present educational credentials when purchasing the Student and Teacher Editions -- meaning anyone can pay the educational prices -- but EDU credentials may be required after purchase to obtain a valid serial number from Adobe.
Product Retail Direct Download Amazon MacMall Buy.com MacConnection B&H Discount Adobe Software Photoshop Elements 9 $99.00 $49.99 $44.99 $43.99 $60.95 $59.95 $58.71 $55.01 Photoshop CS5 $699.00 $699.00 $565.00 $557.99 $574.97 $565.00 $579.95 $141.01 Photoshop CS5 Extended $999.00 $999.00 $749.99 $788.99 $587.96 $989.00 $799.00 $411.04 Photoshop CS5 Extended (Student) $999.00 $199.00 $192.99 $192.99 $196.49 N/A $189.99 $809.01 Photoshop Lightroom 3 $299.00 $299.00 $284.99 $184.99 $197.21 $189.00 $179.99 $119.01 Photoshop Lightroom 3 (Student) $299.00 $89.00 $79.99 $89.99 $109.95 N/A $81.56 $219.01 CS5 Design Standard $1,299.00 $1,299.00 $1,228.99 $1,228.99 $1,095.94 $1,245.00 $1,289.95 $203.06 CS5 Design Standard (Student) $1,299.00 $299.00 $284.99 $284.99 $289.95 N/A $284.99 $1,014.01 CS5 Design Premium $1,899.00 $1,899.00 $1,734.96 $1,798.99 $1,270.97 $1,799.00 $1,735.00 $628.03 CS5 Design Premium (Student) $1,899.00 $399.00 $379.99 $379.99 N/A N/A $379.99 $1,519.01 CS5 Web Premium $1,799.00 $1,799.00 $1,672.97 $1,700.99 $1,369.99 $1,749.00 $1,672.95 $429.01 CS5 Web Premium (Student) $1,799.00 $399.00 $379.00 $379.99 N/A N/A $379.00 $1,420.00 CS5 Production Premium $1,699.00 $1,699.00 $1,489.99 $1,739.99 $1,347.99 $1,685.00 $1,499.00 $351.01 CS5 Production Premium (Student) $1,699.00 $399.00 $379.99 $379.99 N/A N/A $429.99 $1,319.01 CS5 Master Collection $2,599.00 $2,599.00 $2,448.99 $2,498.99 $1,777.97 $2,349.00 $2,499.95 $821.03 CS5 Master Collection (Student) $2,599.00 $849.00 $824.99 $829.99 N/A N/A $824.00 $1,775.00
Apple Software
For Apple Software, the most heavily discounted items are Final Cut Studio and Logic Studio, which are available from Amazon and B&H at discounts of $199 and $104, respectively.
Product Retail Amazon MacMall Buy.com MacConnection B&H Discount Apple Software iLife '11 $49.99 $42.22 $42,22 $48.24 $44.00 $42.22 $6.78 iLife '11 (Family Pack) $79.00 $74.99 $74.99 $74.24 $74.00 $74.94 $5.00 iWork $79.95 $62.86 $68.99 $49.95 $69.99 $69.95 $30.00 MobileMe $99.00 $61.00 $74.99 $59.99 $99.00 $70.71 $39.01 Mac Box Set $129.00 $117.28 $124.99 $117.99 $129.00 $117.27 $11.73 Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard $29.00 $25.99 $25.99 $29.25 $25.99 $29.13 $3.01 Aperture 3 $199.00 $159.99 $178.99 $188.92 $199.00 $159.99 $39.01 Final Cut Express 4 $199.00 $168.26 $174.99 $174.88 $199.00 $164.95 $34.05 Final Cut Studio $999.00 $799.99 $849.99 $829.99 $949.00 $799.99 $199.01 Logic Studio $499.00 $394.94 $429.99 $478.99 $499.00 $394.99 $104.06
Financial Software
Finally, Intuit is offering the most substantial discount on popular Mac financial software, offering direct downloads of QuickBooks for Mac 2011 for $183.96, a savings of $46.
Product Retail Direct Download Amazon MacMall Buy.com MacConnection B&H Discount Financial Software iBank 4 $59.99 $59.99 $48.89 $49.99 $51.24 N/A N/A $11.10 QuickBooks 2011 for Mac $229.95 $183.96 $195.99 $195.99 $204.79 $220.79 $199.99 $45.99 Quicken Essentials for Mac $49.99 $49.95 $43.12 N/A $40.95 $51.11 N/A $9.04 TurboTax for Mac 2010 $99.95 N/A $94.66 N/A N/A N/A N/A $5.29
Comments
None of the stores require customers to present educational credentials when purchasing the Student and Teacher Editions -- meaning anyone can pay the educational prices -- but those who purchase them are not supposed to use the products for commercial purposes.
Amazon.com says
This software is for use by students and educators meeting the eligibility criteria. See additional policy details here.
On the details page, about halfway down.
In order to install the Adobe Student Edition software, you (or the person you are buying the product for) must first obtain a serial number by submitting proof of eligibility to Adobe according to the instructions included with the product.
Amazon will sell the box to anyone, but what use is it without a serial number?
Amazon.com says
On the details page, about halfway down.
Amazon will sell the box to anyone, but what use is it without a serial number?
If you run a legit business, it would be stupid to try to save money by doing this anyway.
The student editions are barely marked down from their regular prices. But to make it seem like a bigger discount, you state their "regular" price as the full retail price.
-kpluck
Wow. CS5 80% savings. What B.S! AI new low. You guys should be ashamed of yourselves.
The student editions are barely marked down from their regular prices. But to make it seem like a bigger discount, you state their "regular" price as the full retail price.
-kpluck
Agreed - they normally run about $299. I'm really shocked that Amazon would be so disingenuous with their advertising. And even more disappointed that AI swallowed this hook, line, and sinker.
Agreed - they normally run about $299. I'm really shocked that Amazon would be so disingenuous with their advertising. And even more disappointed that AI swallowed this hook, line, and sinker.
AI didn't get hoodwinked. They didn't put those lists of prices on the page for your convenience. Those links are ads which allow AI to get a commission from any purchase you make after clicking it. The link contains an id number which then writes a cookie to your browser. Once on the shopping page even if you browse around they can track you and if you purchase, AI gets a check.
Love the site, and discussions, AI is usually mixed into my morning routine, served with good coffee=)
Wouldn't it be better to rebalance its pricing somewhat?
If Photoshop wasn't $700. to start with, would new users really have to be bribed?
Adobe has sky-high retail prices, coupled with cheapo student pricing to entice new users.
Wouldn't it be better to rebalance its pricing somewhat?
If Photoshop wasn't $700. to start with, would new users really have to be bribed?
Totally agree, small businesses of one, like myself, can't afford full retail pricing and Abode considers it still piracy if you use a student version and aren't in school (either student or teacher).
I wish there was something besides DreamWeaver, that is the worst of the bunch (had to upgrade for the piss poor html5 additions) but I am still using CS4 versions of Photoshop and InDesign. They work just fine, all Adobe does with upgrades is make most of their software worse.
but EDU credentials may be required after purchase to obtain a valid serial number from Adobe.
May?
Yeah, let me know how that works out for you