justa - 4:45 am on Jan 21, 2002 (gmt 0)

I'd go with the latest version. I haven't used Illistrator before, so I can't comment on how the new version differs from previous one's. But surely it's going to be far better than the one you have now.

I remember when PS6 came out, with plenty of new features out shinning 5.5. Yet with all the fancy new effects I'm still impressed with the mouse wheel allowing me to zoom in and out, the novelty will never wear off.

*note*
now I can't stand using 5.5 for that reason, I can get around nearly all of the other differences, but zooming seems like a chore. Zoom in, Zoom out, Zoom in, Zoom out
I guess I'm just easily amused.