Elements 10 and Lightroom 3

I'm considering purchasing Lightroom 3 and using it in conjuntion with my Elements 10. I have just begun to shoot in Camera Raw format and I want to get the best end result from my editing. I have read that the organizer in Lightroom is superior to Elements Organizer and that there are more options to editing the raw file in Lightroom. I would like any feedback you all might have for me. I don't want to have too many programs that do the same things.
Thanks in advance for the feedback.
Bobye, Grove City, OH

Yes you are correct. Lightroom has the full CS5 raw engine, not available in Elements. But LR4 will soon be out; so you may want to wait, or buy LR3 at a good discount and then pay to upgrade to LR4.
If you want to try the LR4 beta version you can download it here. It has a cool new Map and Book module not in LR3 and a new raw engine which will be available in the forthcoming CS6.
http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/lightroom4/

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