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CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4 in Software
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Verdict
Improved handling of templates, tracing, text and layers along with new table support make X4 superior to Adobe Illustrator in several ways, but existing X3 users may need more to convince them to upgrade
Review Date: 22 Jan 2008
Price when reviewed: £328 (£377 inc VAT)
Buy it now for: £436.99
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Features & Design
Value for Money
It's not exactly a seminal upgrade and the days when Photo-Paint was a serious challenger to Photoshop for professional image editing are an increasingly distant memory. In fact, after a decade of neglect, Photo-Paint isn't even up to filling the role of a modern budget PC Photography package.
However, over its long life Photo-Paint has built up enough power for the one role for which it is still capable: preparing bitmap images to be incorporated into DRAW's vector designs.
Author: Tom Arah
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