best way to upgrade to 6

I bought cubase studio 4 for my son in 2008. he has gone to uni to study music composition and needs a new computer. Should we re-load cubase 4 onto new computer and purchase upgrdae to 6 or just buy 6 straight off. he would qualify for student discount.

Do you get a usb licence with an upgrade or would we be stuck with just the one that came withe the original cubase studio 4.

Surely the one who should know best about your financial situation is you, aren´t you? :confused: So check the prices for EDU full price, and the C4 to C6 upgrade price, decide what you want to spend - buy, it´s that simple… :neutral_face:
Third alternative: Buy a C4 to C5 upgrade and use the grace period update to C6…

You get a license code which upgrades the license on your existing USB licenser. But you´ll be stuck with the original licenser that came with studio 4 and with one Cubase 6 license on it…