Black Friday Software: 80% off Adobe CS5, Office 2011 for $89, Final Cut Studio for $799
AppleInsider StaffMicrosoft 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.
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 |
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