When you are ready to purchase the most recent release of your graphic design or desktop publishing application to get the latest and greatest tools, make sure you know what you're paying for. We've taken a look at some of the most popular titles and provided a list of reviews from around the Web. Before you head off to the computer store, find out if the upgrade is worth the price or whether you might want to wait until the next version.

• Adobe Acrobat 7 (designer-info.com)
  
  "Acrobat 7 focuses on advanced workflows based on its Intelligent Document Platform - but existing users won’t necessarily benefit."
  
  
• Adobe Illustrator CS2 (designer-info.com)
  
  "Illustrator rethinks its interface, its tracing capabilities and the whole basis of vector-based illustration!"
  
  
• Adobe InDesign CS2 (designer-info.com)
  
  "Improved text handling, graphic integration, layout options and the introduction of Object Styles and re-usable Snippets all help to boost InDesign’s productivity."
  
  
• Adobe Photoshop CS2 (designer-info.com)
  
  "Enhanced graphics file management, new high-end digital photography support, multi-layer handling and non-destructive transformations ensure that all Photoshop users benefit."
  
  
• Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac Standard Edition (cnet.com)
  
  "The improvements in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint make this upgrade worth the cash, especially for Office 2001 users, but the new Project Center needs beefing up."
  
  
• QuarkXPress 6.5 (designer-info.com)
  
  "A mixed bag of underwhelming new features with the exception of the truly useful QuarkVista image editing XTension. And it’s free for existing users of version 6."