Vue? Yikes. I tried the demo version and it took hours to give me a tiny preview. I realize that my settings were probably completely out of whack, but it left me feeling traumatized.

If the point is to increase speed, above all, without sacrificing quality... is Vue really the answer?

 

(Also, given that it's a landscape renderer... I just bet that $1100 would disappear into content purchases for Vue in no time at all -- I need more self control.)

ETA: But I guess I did ask you what you would buy. Clearly, you're being sensible (which I appreciate tremendously).

Let me rephrase the question: if your boss were to ask what to buy for a business, with the understanding that, though the software would be tax deductible, cost efficiency is still always very desirable. Would you tell him/her the same thing?

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