Maple vs. Mathematica

Hello,

I am looking to purchase either Maple or Mathematica. It does not
seem that either have a trial demo version, so I am left to guess.

What would make someone buy one versus the other? This is for study
purposes (advanced calculus, linear algebra, differential equations,
etc.).

First priority:
I would be using the software to help me study and learn mathematics
better.

Second priority:
I would like to be able to create and print documents with mathematics
equations easily, and have it look very good (like a textbook).
Being able to enter equations easily and have it look proper (i.e. 2-D
typesetting) is important.

Third priority:
To be able to save these printed pages that I create as platform-
independent graphics files (i.e. bitmap, tiff or jpeg, with good
resolution. Or at least be able to export as a PDF document.

It seems like Mathematica has advanced 3D graphics features, but that
mabye Maple is easier to work with for basic math study and
computation. It seems that Maple may have some good instructional
information in it... kind of like a mini textbook to study math as you
learn the software. Since I'm not interested at this point in
advanced graphics, maybe Maple is a better choice for a student.
.

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