Well, I know I have said similar things before, but one last time:
I highly suggest you download and install the V8 Evaluation version NOW and start using it - so that you will be able to decide before the end of February, when the special promotional upgrade price expires, if the investment is going to be worth it to you.
I wouldn’t expect V8 to fix all of your complaints, as it’s building on V7 and moving forward - not backwards in the direction of V5. You’ll need time to get used to V8’s look and way of doing things and to figure out how to best adapt it to suit your needs. However, you will also need to adapt your expectations to what is now possible (or not). 90 days is a relatively short time to do this.
If you end up buying V8 without doing the above, like V7 you are likely to find that it’s just another