Agreed; technet plus is only $300 or so and they run occasional promotions that discount it. I think I got it for about $225 last year.
If you need Visual Studio as well, you could get a single license of it plus technet for much less than MSDN. MSDN offers more, but is probably more than you need unless you are a developer targeting multiple platforms/apps. Jeff On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 11:38 AM, Jeremy Phillips <[email protected] > wrote: > Look at TechNet Plus as well. It’s significantly cheaper. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Jeremy Phillips > > Managing Consultant | Cohesive Logic LLC | M: 540-322-7980 | D: > 425-949-1337 | BB PIN: 318A6889 > > > > > > *From:* Sean Martin [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Wednesday, April 15, 2009 8:38 AM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* MSDN - To buy, or not to buy? > > > > I've been toying with the idea of purchasing an MSDN subscription. My goal > is to setup a lab environment for testing, training, etc. I'm primarily > focused on obtaining copies of Windows Server and Exchange 2007 (or 2010), > but it would be nice to have access to most of the software. For what I > want, it looks like the Visual Studio Professional with MSDN Premium is > required. > > > > My question to you all is do you feel it would be worth the $2500 initial > purchase and $1999 annual renewal? I see it as an investment in my education > and I know it could be a write off, but that's a lot of money for me to part > with. Are there other avenues available for obtaining legitimate copies of > Windows products for home based test labs that might be cheaper? > > > > - Sean > > > > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
