See now that's a fair enough reason, and the one you should have used from the start instead of playing fanboyhow much did it end up costing you?
330$ for Autodesk Education Suite for Entertainment Creation 2012 Student Version (Perpetual)
but does it collapse into itself and fit conveniently on your back?
since you pretty much went all in for Maya will you finish your tuts you said you were working on
Yea I've been working in auto desk programs for about 2-3 years now. And I'm planning to do a lot of commercial stuff.