9to5Toys: New Gear, reviews and deals

B&H Photo-Video offers Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3 for Windows and Mac, model no. 65064073, for $29.99 with free shipping. That’s$50 under our February mention aand the lowest total price we’ve ever seen for this software. (It’s also a current price low by $90.) This previous-version software offers a variety of photo-editing tools.

B&H Photo-Video offers the Adobe Creative Suite 6 Design & Web Premium Student and Teacher Edition for Windows, model no. 65177779, or Mac, model no. 65177812, for $249 with free shipping. That’s the lowest total price we could find for either version by at least $105. It includes Photoshop Extended CS6, Illustrator CS6, InDesign CS6, Flash Professional CS6, Dreamweaver CS6, Fireworks CS6, Acrobat X Pro, and Bridge CS6.

DAZ 3D offers downloads of its 3D software for Windows and Mac for free, as listed below. Each is tied with our May mention as the lowest price we could find. The deals:

• DAZ Studio 4.5 Pro for PC and Mac (pictured)
• Bryce 7 Pro for PC and Mac (OS X Lion not supported)
• Hexagon 2.5 for PC and Mac

For students and educational faculty only, Autodesk offers downloads of select AutoCAD and Autodesk design and publishing software programs for free via the instructions below. (System requirements vary depending on the program.) That’s the best offer we’ve seen for Autodesk software this year. (For comparison, professional versions of these programs normally cost several hundred dollars.) Note that you must have a valid school email address to receive this offer. In all, there are 42 titles available. Student software features the same functionality as the professional versions, but all projects a user creates will feature a “watermark” border that notes it was made with an educational product. Eligible titles include AutoCAD for PC or Mac, Autodesk 3ds Max for PC, Autodesk Maya for PC, Autodesk Smoke for Mac, AutoCAD Civil 3D for PC, and more. To get this deal:

1. Click here to register for the software
2. activate your account via the link sent to your email
3. log into your account and click here to beginning downloading

MacMall offers the Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4 Student and Teacher Edition for Windows and Mac, model no. 65164859, for $42.99 with free shipping. That’s $2 under our mention from two weeks ago and the lowest total price we’ve seen for this version. (It’s also a current price low by $9.) This program offers a variety of photo-editing tools.

B&H Photo-Video offers the Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4 Student and Teacher Edition for Windows and Mac, model no. 65164859, for $55.99 with free shipping. That’s tied with our expired mention from four days ago and the lowest total price we’ve ever seen. (It’s a current price low by $2.) This program offers a variety of photo-editing tools.

Of note, you’ll be required to submit proof of eligibility in order to unlock the software; click here for more information. (You’ll be able to use the software in trial-mode for 30 days until you receive your serial number after providing the required proof.)

Purplus offers Anime Studio Pro 7 for Windows and Mac, model no. ASP70HBX2, for $19.95 with free shipping via the directions below. That’s tied with our mention from a week ago and the lowest total price we could find by $32. Note that it isn’t the most recent release of this software. To get this deal:

1. Add Anime Studio Pro 7 for Windows and Mac to your cart for $39.95
2. select “free shipping” in-cart
3. at checkout, apply coupon “ani77me” to cut it to $19.95

Purplus offers Anime Studio Pro 7 for Windows and Mac, model no. ASP70HBX2, for $19.95 with free shipping via the directions below. That’s $5 under our December mention and the lowest total price we could find by $32. Note that it isn’t the most recent release of this software. To get this deal:

1. Add Anime Studio Pro 7 for Windows and Mac to your cart for $39.95
2. select “free shipping” in-cart
3. at checkout, apply coupon “ani77me” to cut it to $19.95

SoftwareMedia offers AutoCAD LT 2013 for Windows (pictured) or Mac for $995 with free shipping. (Select this shipping option at checkout.) That’s $74 under the lowest total price we could find for either version. This drafting and detailing software features 2D documenting, productivity tools, and more.

Today only, Buy.com offers Adobe Photoshop Elements 10 and Premiere Elements 10 for Windows and Mac, model no. 65136565, for $72.99 with free shipping. That’s the lowest total price we could find by $24, although we saw it for $3 less in February (since expired).