Mac for (Photoshop)

[t-truelove]

Im going to be buying a Mac soon and need some "good" advise on a model that will support creative suite 2 or 3 really only need to run photoshop. so far G 4 with 400-533 mghz 512-833 mgs and 40 gig hd are in my price range. will this work. I will max out more ram. dont know much about Macs .

[Elwell]

so far G 4 with 512 mg and 40 gig hd are in my price range. will this work. I will max out more ram. dont know much about Macs .
That's a really old machine, what exactly is your price range? You could get an entry-level iMac that will handle CS3 fine right out of the box for ~$1200.

[bumskee]

sounds awfully old... something from the 90's!
you should be looking at dualcore/2gbram/200+gb at least... and that's not even talking above average specs...

[t-truelove]

I really only need this to run to learn the basics most of my work is in painter X, that sounds like a power horse. Later I will be buying the monster. But hey if that is what it takes to open the soft ware up and do some basics. than dam let me hold off on my morgage payment.

[bumskee]

fair enough... it will run I think..
But to be honest with you unless you are getting that machine for free or $50~100 range..I seriously wouldn't bother... it's really old... I mean really... I haven't touched a mac for sometime but few years back I had a machine that was 1ghz/768/60gb which wasn't all fun to use.. I rarely ever loaded illustrator(9) and PS(6) at the same time..

another thing..
is creative suite available on OS9? is that machine capable of OSX? I have no idea about OS stuff since I only had OS9 on it and creative suite wasn't around.. But someone else might be able to help you out there...

[t-truelove]

Yea buying for $45.00 dont know if cs3 will even run on it. maybe I will just hold off for now. and save some more. thanks.

[t-truelove]

Free copy of CS3 anyway but on a mac format. at least that part is out of the way.

[bumskee]

well for $45.. haha.. at least you got the price bit right..
best to check minimum spec on CS3.. I have a feeling you are going to need OSX on your mac.. and not sure if it will run OSX.. even if it does, it's probably border line... meaning it will be realllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllly slow... cs3 would require bit of grunt since it's aimed at machines configured these days..

[t-truelove]

Macintosh

* PowerPC G4 or G5 or multicore Intel processor
* Mac OS X v10.4.8-10.5 (Leopard)
* Java™ Runtime Environment 1.5 required for Adobe Version Cue� CS3 Server
* 1GB of RAM
* 5.3GB of available hard-disk space (additional free space required during installation)
* 1,024x768 monitor resolution with 16-bit video card
* DVD-ROM drive
* QuickTime 7 software required for multimedia features
* Internet or phone connection required for product activation
* Broadband Internet connection required for Adobe Stock Photos* and other services
(found this on adobe web-site what is OS X v10.4.8 is this tiger or jagquar?)

[Elwell]

For $45 bucks it's worth it. I wouldn't run anything past PS7 on it, though. (Don't worry, btw, seven is fine for digital painting.) When you get it, max out the RAM, it should be able to handle at least a gig and mac RAM upgrades are easy.