I'm in the same situation, processing. I ordered the update on august 24. I like boxed products, but what I really want is the software.

Why Curious labs don't put in their page a downloable version?. As Caligari, when I bought Truespace, in the same moment, I downloaded the software and manuals, and some days later I received the shipped product with the CD and the book, but I already had the software installed and working with it.

Happy rendering! In P4, for now.

Enax