Elements 3 or Elements 4 - Can't Decide?

[carpman1962]

Can anyone help me please. I want to upgrade my Elements from the original version and cannot make my mind up what to get.

I've been given the impression through reviews that Elements 4 is very sluggish compared to Elements 3. Not sure if this is true but i'm erring on the side of cautious.

I'm struggling to find for sale Elements 3 although i've found it for £49.99 on the internet.

Do I just go for Elements 4 for not much more money and take a risk it's not too slow or try for Elements 3.

My pc is about 2.7 processor and 2048 RAM if this helps.

Any views would be greatfully recieved.

thanks

Ian

[castledude]

Had them both, didn't notice any dramatic speed increase or decrease between them. My machine was similarly equiped at that time 2.4 x 2MB.

Elements 4 added support for RAW in Organizer (Album). Which is why I upgraded, not a whole lot otherwise.

Elements 5 is now out but does not seem like a very large upgrade so I am not planning on doing it. It seems like all the updates can be found with free filters.

[lance_h]

get version 5

[carpman1962]

get version 5

just bought Elements 4 last night (time will tell if this is a good move)