Obtaining Cubase LE4???

[captainL]

So I am wanting to upgrade from le to le4. I already tried getting a copy from Tascam with no luck (tascam 122 user). So here are my thoughts. Any input, suggestion, comments would be appreciated. If it is previously used will I be able to register and use it on a different computer?

1. Buy LE4 on Ebay for about $50.
2. Buy a yamaha midi controller (Something I kind of want, but don't really need) for$150 to $200. Bundled with Cubase AI4 - appears to be the same as LE4???/
3. Buy Cubase Essential for $150.
4. Buy Cubase Studio used for $150.
5. See if anyone on here has one they are not using that they would want to hook me up with.

any other ideas??

[Electriclight]

No, you can't re-license OEM products like LE4. So you could be ok buying Cubase Studio on Ebay if the seller gives you the old license information, but it sounds like problem waiting to happen.

http://knowledgebase.steinberg.de/226_1.html#772

And yeah AI4 is almost exactly LE4.