Upgrading Final Cut Express HD3

I have a 20" Mac OSX 10.3.9 and have been using FCE HD3 for over a year with excellent results. I have made 8 DVDs with over 7 hours of movies. Can I upgrade to HD 3.5.1 and would it be worthwhile to do so? I have tried to find how I could upgrade and what it would cost without success. I hope you can give me some guidelines. Many thanks. John
20" IMAC OSX 10.3.9   Mac OS X (10.3.9)  

If it ain't broke, don't fix it
..... attributed to Will Rogers
If you really want to upgrade, you can buy the FCEHD 3.5 upgrade for $99 USD; after installing it, you could download the 3.5.1 update.
But check the tech specs first - you will need OSX 10.4.6 and QuickTime 7.0.4 at a minimum, and that's a significant upgrade to your current system that you would have to do first.
Big difference? Fully keyframable effects. If you haven't found a need for them yet, then it would be hard to say you 'need' v3.5.1

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