

If you can afford both (which i hope to one day do), then get both, but I strongly suggest Illustrator. I was told Corel Draw was very easy to use, which is convincing, but at the same time, the industry standard when a customer/client brings you a file it is normally Illustrator.

I opted for the monthly payment which they upgraded my photoshop (from CS5 to CS6) and gave me the latest Illustrator for just $30 per month, better than paying a full prices of $599, plus the monthly membership gives you free upgrades for future new versions of each program and have access to all other programs if you want to learn those as well (dreamweaver, etc). I personally am great at Photoshop, have done graphic design for over 5 years now so Illustrator, having almost the same tool base and practically being photoshop's cousin, i went with Illustrator. It all depends on preference and the time you are willing to take on learning the curve.
