One thing, probably all of the folks that have posted here already have Poser and have had it for several years -- Debut really doesn't apply to them. 

Saying that, there probably are 1000's of folks here that do not have Poser anything and gathering research on Poser before plunging in.  SmithMicro offers a 30 day trial period for Debut (money refunded within 30 days).  For the price, "free for 30 days" folks can take the dive into the world of Poser--its similiar to Photoshop Elements for folks that may want Daddy someday -- and one gigabytes of free stuff is pretty good. 

I spent several months  lurking here before purchasing.  Jan