Hi

I'm going to be starting a Flash 8 basic course at college in a couple of weeks.

I wanted to purchase Flash for myself so I could do do homework.

Can someone tell me if I would be better off purchasing the basic or professional version. I am new to this, so don't want to get myself to confused. Does the professional version do 'exactly' the same but has extra bits or are they quite different.

Also where is the best (cheapest) place to purchase?

Thanks
J