sorry for the late reply. I had C4D 5 and then switched to C4D 7 directly. As far as I know the biggest difference is in the NURBS technology, the deformers which you can turn on and off, a faster and much more improved rendering, more plug-ins...
Though I don't know if the rendering speed increased again from v6 to v7, I know that the rendering is a **lot** better and faster in v7 than in v5.
If you don't model too much with C4D and want to keep your funds, stay with v5. I'm still running v5 on my laptop because it has certain features I'm missing in v7. Especially if you don't plan to use radiosity and caustic (which are really mem hungry and force your machine to the knees for hours), well, stick with v5. Just my very personal opinion.
For example I'm still using a 7 year old CAD app, because I know it inside out and it's fast. I never upgraded (it was the final version!) to another product.
In short words: if the tool you are using fulfills it's purpose, it doesn't make sense to trash it.
Oh yes, I might be a bit outdated or of the past, but I'm still using my 300 MHz (!) P one laptop with CAD, XARA X, Corel 7, Ashlar apps, you name it, and I'm driving a 16 year old 2.8 ton offroader. My saw is 30 years old, and sometimes I use gypsum to model objects ;-}
And I spent the money I saved on skipping the upgrade to C4D v8 for a nice dinner!
Maybe these lines will answer your question?
All the best,
jens g.r. benthien
designer
http://www.sacalobra.de
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