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We have the CS5 Adobe suite on our 15" Mac Powerbook, which is several years old; OS 10.8.5 Since upgrading to the latest suite (I have the subscription), I get messages when Pshop loads that there's a problem with my graphics card for some of the functions. I don't use them (3D is one), so it's not a big deal, but I suspect that at some point my 6 year old iMac will need updating to handle even the basic stuff. oddly, I load Photoshop every day and I only get the message some days, not all. Maybe half? Why this is I do not know. Gail On 1/16/14 6:01 PM, Britt Griswold wrote: > There is no problem running the adobe suite on a 15" mac laptop, at least up to 10.7.5. I have no > experience beyond that, but I would think we would be hearing bloody murder if it were a problem. > > A separate graphics chip is pretty common in the 15" Mac laptops these days, the newer chips offer > OpenCL/Open/GL processing I think, if your software can handle it, this speeds up graphic and > calculating processes that are normally CPU run. I suspect this is what Adobe Premier is looking > for when suggesting a powerful Graphics card. > > Read this forum thread for a take on Apple and ArcGIS: > http://forums.arcgis.com/threads/92630-ArcGIS-for-Mac > > As for the low resolution screen, I would think a high res-screen set to double size (as you can do > with new Macs) would provide a smoother appearance than a low res standard screen. If you are > looking for non-glare glass, you might have to apply your own aftermarket solution for that: > http://www.radtech.us/products/clearcal-displays > > Britt > > On 1/16/14 4:27 PM, Karen Ackoff wrote: >> I use an older MacBook Pro and also a MacBook Air with CS6 with no problems. I'm running OS 10.8. I >> generally bump up the RAM when working with graphics but that would be the only "bump". I do use >> Premiere, but haven't had any problems. If you are working on a large Premier project, you might >> break it down into smaller portions and "stitch" it together at the end. Also, a fast external drive >> would be useful. I would recommend you leave a large portion of your hard drive empty to speed >> processing, particularly if you plan to do video. >> >> You can adjust the brightness of any Mac screen - desktop or laptop. You can also set the resolution >> you desire (under system preferences). >> >> I have no experience with ArcGIS or Linux. >> >> K >> >> >> On Jan 16, 2014, at 3:55 PM, janlan <[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: >> >>> Hello, >>> >>> I apologize if this topic is repetitive. I am on the hunt for a laptop, which can work with Adobe >>> Photoshop/Illustrator/Flash/Dreamweaver, and ArcGIS. >>> >>> I am having trouble finding a laptop with a low resolution screen, preferably 1366x768, that has >>> discrete graphics cards. I think Apple may have the highest resolution on their Macbook Pros, >>> which may hurt my eyes, however, I may need to consider them, as I'm having rudamental issues with >>> technical service and recovery disks with Lenovo/Toshiba etc. >>> >>> Has anyone used a typical Macbook Pro 15.6" i7, with the basic configuration, which does not >>> include many discrete graphics with Adobe Creative Suite CS6? Does it work relatively well, or is >>> a 1 gb discrete graphics card really critical to a happy work mode with Adobe CS6? >>> >>> Does anyone else know of other brand laptops that might have a matte low resolution screen with >>> discrete graphics? >>> Has anyone installed Ubuntu/Linux on an Apple? >>> >>> I saw Adobe Premier Pro recommends very $ graphics cards, is it the only Adobe program that has >>> such high requirements? >>> >>> Thank you, >>> Jan > Need to leave or subscribe to the Sciart-L listserv? Follow the instructions at > http://www.gnsi.org/resources/reviews/gnsi-sciart-l-listserv > -- Gail Guth Guth Illustration & Design 139 Lathrop Avenue Battle Creek, MI 49014-5076 269-963-1311 [log in to unmask] www.guthillustration.com <http://www.guthillustration.com/> Need to leave or subscribe to the Sciart-L listserv? Follow the instructions at http://www.gnsi.org/resources/reviews/gnsi-sciart-l-listserv