I have the free 9.1 & 9.2 and have been very happy with Suse. I want to buy 9.3 to help support and get the missing items.

I see the 5 cd 9.3 listed for less than $15. Is this the correct price? Seems too cheap.

Its probably an iso made by someone. The genuine boxed version should cost a lot more.

Yeah I noticed that too. I also noticed that they were selling those CD's before the release date at Novell. If you ask me, it sounds kinda fishy...

-TS-

yeah, the boxed set is us $99

I got the box set at Fry's for $79.99, a $20 break.

Novell upgrade price is $59.99. Same package as full, minus the user manual but with the admin manual.

amazon.com usually has it cheaper than the novell msrp as well

This is a dumb question but does the upgrade require a previous purchase? I guess there is no way for Suse to know.

Would most people do a new install or upgrade?

Yes the upgrade is for someone with a pre-installed version of SUSE. I believe that the choice of upgrading or fresh install is based on whether or not you have a pre-installed version of SUSE.

-TS-

I purchased 9.2 and when I ordered the upgrade for 9.3, I wasn't asked for proof of prior purchase.

I believe that you don't need a pre-installed version.

I Googled a bit, hope this helps:

http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-l...-Sep/1961.html

http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-l...-Apr/1358.html

(This one not mention the upgrade version but it worth a reading)
http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/topic-38528.html

The difference between the Upgrade and the Full version is the manuals, or lack thereof. The Upgrade still has all the software that's in the Full version. You can do an update or a clean install with the Upgrade version.

Since SuSE 7.3 I've always bought the Upgrade version. I don't need all those manuals so may as well try and save a tree !!!

Thanks for your help

No, not at all unusual. Vendors like Cheapbytes have been packaging bare bones versions of the distros for a long time. The tradeoff is that you get no support nor hardcopy documentation. As most of the code in an official distro isn't authored by the original distro vendor any repackaged distro will usually contain the same thing with the exception of a few items that might have special licensing requirements.

I recently purchased a SuSe 9.3 Pro 5 CD set for $16.49 and other than an easily correctable installation bug the CDs were flawless.

Am I allowed to ask where you got this product, or does that constitute a commercial endorsement?