Running CS2 cost me just £150 inc. p&p from ebay. Genuine sealed with manual etc. Not student version. I presume old stock when 3 came out. Seller had a few at the time and huge positive feedback. i say am but sadly laptop died on Sunday so stuck with elements 2 which is on the home computer. A lot of my finished pics on laptop but fortunately all original RAW pics on external drive. Remember not only Jesus needs to save!
Anyway the point of my rambling is that there are work arounds in elements even geriatric versions. CS2/3 just makes it easier.