It looks like you can now buy a version 11.5 called Samplitude Producer directly from Magix for $199.
http://www.magix.com/us/samplitude-producer/detail/innovations/Keep in mind that this is a consumer version, but it appears to have all lot of the functionality including burning of CD's.
This would be a dongle-less product. I don't know if they have an upgrade path from it to Samplitude Pro X which is the latest greatest. As an idea of cost, to go from V8, V9, or V10 professional to Pro X is $299. V11 to Pro X is $199.
As far as software for windows. I would recommend Reaper (for cost) and then Samplitude in that order. Just saw today that Voxengo has a 16-band linear phase eq for free if you need a VST based eq.
Gordon