Can the previous gen macbook pro (aluminum) handle Photoshop CS3?

HeyItsJoel · Feb 11, 2009

I'm talking about the 15" all-aluminum build (including keyboard) macbook pro with matte screen.

Just wondering if it can handle photoshop CS3 or will it get too hot?

Lee Beasley · Feb 11, 2009

It's been running fine on mine for a year and a half now. I haven't had any heat issues so far.

Thomas Grollman · Feb 12, 2009

No problems running on mine.
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Greg Eddinger · Feb 12, 2009

Early 2006 MBP 2.0, 2GB ram. CS3 runs fine. As always I want more speed but it is a marked improvement over PPC Notebooks on CS3

Thomas Grollman said:
No problems running on mine.
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LiquidsPhotog · Feb 12, 2009

The previous gen can handle anything the newer one can. The previous gen had up to a 2.6ghz dual core proc., 4GB ram and 512vram? The previous gen macbook pro can handle CS4 as well. You don't know much about Macbook pro's at all do you?

HeyItsJoel · Feb 13, 2009

Nope. I only have a regular macbook running Elements. I was fine until I took a digital workflow course and was spoiled by the Mac Pros they had with 30" screens.

LiquidsPhotog said:
The previous gen can handle anything the newer one can. The previous
gen had up to a 2.6ghz dual core proc., 4GB ram and 512vram? The
previous gen macbook pro can handle CS4 as well. You don't know much
about Macbook pro's at all do you?
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apoc · Feb 13, 2009

Just hook up a 30" screen to your macbook and be done.

HeyItsJoel said:
Nope. I only have a regular macbook running Elements. I was fine
until I took a digital workflow course and was spoiled by the Mac
Pros they had with 30" screens.

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RecalcitrantRon · Feb 13, 2009

I have a MBP 2.16 Core Duo (not a Core 2) with 2gb of RAM and it runs CS3 fine. Is my Mac Pro with 10gb of RAM faster? You bet it is, but the MBP is just fine. If you are concerned about heat you can install SMC Fan Control. IMHO, the big advantage of the newest MBP is the ability to install 4 gb of RAM.

http://homepage.mac.com/holtmann/eidac/software/page5/page5.html

and/or buy something like this

http://www.raindesigninc.com/ilap.html

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Alpha Doug · Feb 13, 2009

Actually, the last two iterations of the MBP are able to use the full 4 gigs of memory, and actually, the last generation or two before the current version can handle 6 gigs.
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Tzim · Feb 14, 2009

I'm running CS3 on a 2.2 GHz Core 2 Duo 2.2 without any problems. I upgraded to 3 GB of RAM but only because Nikon ViewNX is a memory hog and I wanted to run both apps concurrently. I'm also driving a 26" NEC 2690 on the native GeForce 8600M with only 128MB and it works fine.

Occasionally the MBP runs hot when doing processor intensive work (such as smart sharpening on large files) but it's nothing to worry about.

digicaman2 · Feb 14, 2009

I have a 2.4ghz machine. Works fine.

turkeyjerky214 · Feb 16, 2009

My previous generation 2.5 GHz MBP (which I bought the day they announced the awesome all glossy screen models for $1500) handles everything I throw at it just fine, and that's with only 2 gigs of memory. I keep meaning to upgrade to 4 so I can really see what it can do.
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Craig Jones · Feb 16, 2009

30" displays require dual-link DVI

apoc · Feb 19, 2009

Craig Jones said:
30" displays require dual-link DVI

Size does not mean a thing, its resolution what matters.

I drive my 42" 1920x1080 panel perfectly fine using my macbook white output.

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LizaWitz · Feb 20, 2009

Craig Jones said:
30" displays require dual-link DVI

Which MacBook Pros have.

LizaWitz · Feb 20, 2009

Alpha Doug said:
Actually, the last two iterations of the MBP are able to use the full
4 gigs of memory, and actually, the last generation or two before the
current version can handle 6 gigs.
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Only my opinion. It's worth what you paid for it. Your mileage may
vary! ;-}
http://www.dougwigton.com/

Unfortunately, I believe you're in error. The current (unibody) can see 6G if you put 8G in. I don't think any older ones could have 6G. (Though I think I remember someone getting an older mac laptop that was limited to 2G to see 3G.)

Alpha Doug · Feb 20, 2009

Perhaps I am, however there have been posters on here that state that they have gotten last generation MBPs to run 6 gb even though they are not "supposed" to. I stand corrected if this is incorrect.

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gaussian blur · Feb 20, 2009

LizaWitz said:
Alpha Doug said:

Actually, the last two iterations of the MBP are able to use the full
4 gigs of memory, and actually, the last generation or two before the
current version can handle 6 gigs.

Click to expand...

Unfortunately, I believe you're in error. The current (unibody) can
see 6G if you put 8G in. I don't think any older ones could have 6G.
(Though I think I remember someone getting an older mac laptop that
was limited to 2G to see 3G.)

He's right. The previous generation can go to 6 gig and the 17" unibody can go to 8 gig.

http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/memory/MacBook/Pro/Core2/

Daniel Bliss · Feb 21, 2009

Everything with a Santa Rosa chipset or newer will run 6GB. That is to say, Late 2007 and newer for the MBP. 8GB is not stable however, although it is supposed to work on the new 17 inch MBP.

Presumably Snow Leopard will further improve the support in this department. Though it should also be noted that CS4 is still only a 32-bit application, so can only use 3GB and change out of that memory total.

I'm personally waiting to see what Snow Leopard does to memory management before I go beyond 4GB, which I have found to be perfectly adequate thus far.

LizaWitz · Feb 21, 2009

gaussian blur said:
He's right. The previous generation can go to 6 gig and the 17"
unibody can go to 8 gig.

I think I've been rectified. Wish I'd gotten 6G instead of 4, though.

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