ADOBE 2020/2022 on older none AS Macs…

[mrk123]

Looking to either purchase Adobe subscription or acquire a longer than normal license for free from a man down the street until I decide to pay, providing I am happy with my experience

I want to know how would my 2011 MacBook Pro with 16gb and 1tb SSD cope with latest Adobe, or 2019/2020 versions Should I be offered them from said hooded person I might meet?

I was using cs6 before. Did the job. But the software was not matching my needs.

 

[4743913]

Looking to either purchase Adobe subscription or acquire a longer than normal license for free from a man down the street until I decide to pay, providing I am happy with my experience

I want to know how would my 2011 MacBook Pro with 16gb and 1tb SSD cope with latest Adobe, or 2019/2020 versions Should I be offered them from said hooded person I might meet?

I was using cs6 before. Did the job. But the software was not matching my needs.

the only safe path is to download the trial and use it yourself in your workflow. anyone's responses are just going to be guesses.. do the investigation yourself then you decide.

 

[ostrykolesz]

I have Adobe Elements 2020 it ran just fine on my 2018 MacBook Pro, but no where near as smooth as iMovie. I can't imagine Adobe software running fine on a 2011 MacBook Pro. It's an unoptimised dinosaur.

 

[Macky-Mac]

Looking to either purchase Adobe subscription or acquire a longer than normal license for free from a man down the street until I decide to pay, providing I am happy with my experience

I want to know how would my 2011 MacBook Pro with 16gb and 1tb SSD cope with latest Adobe, or 2019/2020 versions Should I be offered them from said hooded person I might meet?

I was using cs6 before. Did the job. But the software was not matching my needs.

I suspect your 2011 won't cope at all.....but you could download the free trial (7 days IIRC) and see what happens.

what MacOS do you have on your 2011 MacBook Pro?

It looks like the current Adobe version requires at least Big Sur and per Apple, your 2011 "officially" won't run Big Sur....for an older version, the macOS required will depend on how old the Adobe software is, and also what Adobe's processor requirement is for that particular release.

 

[entwerfen]

A 2011 MacBook Pro can update to macOS High Sierra, but that's it. I have a MacPro 5,1 with Mojave, and it can only run the 2021 Creative Cloud apps. At best, you'll be able to run the 2019/2020 versions. Of course, how well they run depends on the type of projects you'll build.

 

[ostrykolesz]

A 2011 MacBook Pro can update to macOS High Sierra, but that's it. I have a MacPro 5,1 with Mojave, and it can only run the 2021 Creative Cloud apps. At best, you'll be able to run the 2019/2020 versions. Of course, how well they run depends on the type of projects you'll build.

For a company as Big as Adobe I am amazed at how unoptimised their apps are. Need a MacBook Pro from 2030 to run them smoothly.

 

[entwerfen]

For a company as Big as Adobe I am amazed at how unoptimised their apps are. Need a MacBook Pro from 2030 to run them smoothly.

My MacPro 5,1 from 2010 ran the latest Adobe suite for 11 years. That was pretty dang good. Unfortunately, we'll never see that again, Apple and Adobe are now making things obsolete sooner. I believe Adobe officially keeps compatibility with two previous macOS versions, and after that is luck.

 

[JustAnExpat]

> 2011 MacBook Pro with 16gb and 1tb SSD

The latest version of MacOS your machine can run is High Sierra (Mac OS 10.13.6). According to this:

Photoshop CC 2019 review

Adobe unleashes a string of updates to help maximise workflow and increase ease of use, but the strain of staying on top appears to be showing.

www.creativebloq.com

you *should* be fine for Adobe Photoshop 2019. However:
1. It's going to run very slow because the processor in your machine is old.
2. Adobe has a very well-earned reputation for not optimizing the software

I can not recommend using this software on your machine for "professional" (i.e. money making) purposes because of how slow it'll be. Download the trial, see if it'll work, if it does, great