Review by Desiree

You can tell right away that Microsoft Office 2008 has had a massive overhaul since the previous version (Office 2004). It has an improved interface and now has Intel processor compatibility. However on the downside, Visual Basic has been dropped plus the new version needs a lot more processing power so you need a PowerPC G4 processor at least.

This Media Edition is what used to be called the Professional Edition and it includes Microsoft Expression Media which replaces Virtual PC. Microsoft Expression Media is a media management / presentation program and in its own right a top product. Office itself is Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Entourage and Messenger. I am sure I don’t need to explain what these are.

The new interface looks amazing and the changes are immediately obvious. You now get new integrated toolbars instead of the floating ones and everything looks neater and more organized plus you get the ‘Elements Gallery’ feature which is a new way to browse and insert document objects. There are also updates for all the individual programs within Office.

These new features and improvements make Office 2008, a big advancement over Office 2004 plus it is a lot more user friendly and easier to use. Overall I would have to say this is definite worthwhile buy and a must upgrade.