[Time sensitive!] Need help with which version to buy please

[rosegoldnova]

Hi there!

I am purchasing the software for a friend’s birthday, I know nothing about it so need some help please

He had a subscription to Elements but it has expired and he hasn’t renewed it yet.

Is it the full $149 version that I need to purchase, as if it were a new subscription? Or do I purchase an upgrade which is $17 as that’s where it takes me for “existing users”?

And then as a separate question, if I wanted to take advantage of the current 40% off deals, what would be the best way to go about that?

Thank you in advance!

[svennilenni]

Cubase does not work on subscription models. If he did not „renew it“, he probably had the trial version? In that case you need the full $149 version.
For the 40% off deal you need an existing full version, which you can then update or upgrade. So in your case you could buy the full elements version for $149 and then upgrade to Cubase Artist for 40% off. Or if you own a Cubase LE 4 or higher, AI version, Ou could update to Elements 10.5 with 40% discount.

[rosegoldnova]

@svennilenni

Cubase does not work on subscription models. If he did not „renew it“, he probably had the trial version? In that case you need the full $149 version.
For the 40% off deal you need an existing full version, which you can then update or upgrade. So in your case you could buy the full elements version for $149 and then upgrade to Cubase Artist for 40% off. Or if you own a Cubase LE 4 or higher, AI version, Ou could update to Elements 10.5 with 40% discount.

Thanks so much for the reply! It took so long for this post to get approved that I just made a decision haha but I bought the $149 one, and then he can upgrade if he wants to. Thanks for the advice!

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