I am taking an art & design class
However its an Internet class and I wasn't aware when I signed up that Abode Photoshop CS was required and I don't own it
It defeats the purpose of taking an online class if I have to go down to campus just to do my homework so that's why I was thinking of buying it at such a good price
But you have given me the idea of asking my teacher if he would mind me using PSP to do my assignments!
If you are hoping to work in graphic design, you WILL have to know how to use Photoshop.
You're getting it for a great price. The latest version is CS2; list price is $649.
Photoshop has more features, and does have a steeper learning curve than Paint Shop Pro. I use PSP all the time in my job as a technical writer.
You can download a 30-day free trial version of Photoshop CS2:
http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop/tryout.html