Lightroom vs photoshop cs6

Hi all
I am about to upgrade to CS6 (from CS3), and I see LR has come down in price. I don't currentlty have it, so my question is - is there any point/advantage/functionality in it worth having & paying for that you don't get in CS6/ACR ?
thx
MJ

My understanding is that Lightroom is a very powerful organizational tool that will also provide quick and actually quite robust tools for adjusting image color, contrast, etc. The resulting images will usually not differ too much in content. Also, to note, the changes made in lightroom are never made to the actual image but stored in a separate database, so the original image is always intact. Any changes to the image can be removed or modified at any time in the workflow. Great for tracking and processing digital photographs.
Photoshop is quite different in that it is a very powerful image manipulator that allows the user to literally re-assemble an image, as well as adjust color correction etc. Amazing compositions can be created in Photoshop that go way beyond the original image. But if you make changes to a file, it will permanently change that file. Photoshop also has no way to organize images. These software packages are not meant to compete with each other, but rather complement.
If you would like to organize a large number of images, and efficiently color correct photos, etc and have the option to return the files to original condition or anywhere in between, i would recommend Lightroom.
If you want to color correct, etc in a more detailed, but slower workflow, but also create compositions or modify any content in the images, get Photoshop or ideally get both.

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