The Adobe-rental model makes from an economic perspective for students and teachers simply no sense. You pay at best, for good 1.6 years for the Creative Cloud euros more than for the Creative Suite ever would have paid. In the worst case, the turning point is reached after about 7.5 months. This applies bpsw. if you need only Photoshop and InDesign. Because when CS6 Design Standard Suite costs this pack reduced 277, - Euro. Without limited term. In the Creative Cloud, you have no longer such choices for discounted products. Since you have to pay anything - whether it uses you now or not. And if you are at some point short of money (to students at so happen), deadline is funny with. Then also forfeit your access to your Adobe rental software - no matter how much you have previously paid into the pot. Have you against a CS6 version at the start, you can be care less. The runs and runs and runs.
Supplement The CS6 is so powerful content / advanced that even semi-professional amateur probably need to tinker damn long before they reach the limits of the software. This is for professionals in agencies certainly something else - this is where all the little mini-improvements of new software in their daily work pay natural. As a guide: I use Acrobat, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Premiere and After Effects - and each pretty intense (= 6 h / day). Since even Photoshop CS4 has nose disastrous (current!) Competitors massively forward, I'm over the next 3 years in terms of performance not worry. Who has internalized the basic principles of the respective software will be able to implement all that is required - if necessary with minor workarounds. Power nearly 700, - more in my office. Charmant. And in 2017 let's see.