06-25-2008, 06:49 PM
I have versions CS-CS3 on my work machine, and I find that CS3 is noticeably slower, clunkier. I still do 95% of my daily work in CS, and I have absolutely no need/desire to change that. CS3 is fully backwards compatible—the printer can still open and use her files—so "catching up with them" isn't a good justification. Unless your friend needs a certain feature in the later releases, I'd recommend staying with her current setup; she can save the money that's about to burn a hole in her pocket for CS4.