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  • Question about Buying Xpress Pro

    Posted by Marni Page on June 13, 2009 at 9:21 pm

    Hi everyone. I see a lot of unbelievably cheap versions of Avid Xpress Pro available online as downloads. I know that Avid has discontinued the brand, so I thought that maybe this was the reason why it was being offered so inexpensively. But should these sellers be trusted? Don’t you need a dongle to operate the program? And if you download the software, where is the dongle? Are they all illegal, pirated versions to be avoided?

    Marni Page replied 16 years, 10 months ago 2 Members · 2 Replies
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  • Jon Zanone

    June 14, 2009 at 3:08 pm

    Yes.

    No.

    Maybe…

    You will neede a dongle for XPress – if you buy a copy I’d make sure it stated specifically it had a dongle AND is new in box (with the original shrink wrap). It’s very possible someone has used their copy to upgrade to MC, and you’ll not get the advantage of Avid’s upgrade offer.

    Caveat emptor….

    Jon

    “Jamming our heads full of figures and angles
    And telling us stuff that we already know”

    Willie The Wandering Gypsy & Me
    Billy Joe Shaver

  • Marni Page

    June 14, 2009 at 5:01 pm

    Thanks for clarifying this for me. Much appreciated.

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