You can get Maya PLE 5.0 now if you go out and buy 'Learning Maya - Beginner's Guide' for US$19.99 which includes a one hour DVD learning guide and booklet.

Here's the URL:

https://store.aliaswavefront.com/dr/v...P=0&CACHE_ID=0

Bit cheeky to charge (?) but then again you do get a DVD with it - I dunno what it is like though