Shel -
I don't have an alternative is you want to upgrade Photoshop CS, but I'm pretty sure you don't need to make the upgrade.
My "bargain" photo software suite is made up of three packages.
Picture Window Pro is $90, from Digital Light and Color <http://www.dl-c.com> Imatch is $50 from Photools <http://www.photools.com> Vuescan is $60 from Ed Hamrick <http://www.hamrick.com>
I think you already have Picture Window Pro. For those that don't know if it, Picture Window Pro is an excellent Image editor for a very reasonable cost. It also is very easy on the computing resources.
Imatch is an asset manager. That's where you keep track of all of your images. The most recent upgrade added Pentax Raw to the list of formats it handles. It's another bargain from a small company.
Vuescan is primarily intended as a replacement for the TWAIN software that normally comes with a scanner. As such it works very well, but has a bit of quirky user interface. It also reads Pentax Raw files.
Of course, the three are not integrated, but they do co-exist and compliment each other.
Actually, with these three, I don't think I would really need anything else. Now, want, that's another issue.
See you later, gs
