CS5 on 13" MBP

[Intel Inside]

Hey all,

How comfortably would CS5 run the new 2.4GHz MBP? i know i'd be much better off going with the Hi-Res 15" model, but unfortunatly my funds do not stretch that far, or would an older 15" refurb be a better option?

Thanks

 

[spinnerlys]

That depends on what you would do with PS. A 6MP JPEG will be easier to handle than a 18MP RAW photo for example.

But other than that, unless you make money with PS and need valuable seconds, the 13" MBP is more than fine to handle PS.

 

[Intel Inside]

Thanks for that, Would i notice much difference in the screen or performance coming from a 20", 2.4GHz, 1GB RAM, ATI 2400 iMac? i would like the portability, and i guess i can always hook up a display when at home.

 

[spinnerlys]

Thanks for that, Would i notice much difference in the screen or performance coming from a 20", 2.4GHz, 1GB RAM, ATI 2400 iMac? i would like the portability, and i guess i can always hook up a display when at home.

You may, less screen real estate and a shared GPU will give you less performance than that iMac.
But the more RAM may make up for it a little bit.

 

[Heilage]

I have the Unibody MacBook (Alu) with a 2,4GHz, 4GB RAM and 9400M. It runs Photoshop CS4 like it's TextEdit for simpler tasks (I worked on a few 2560x1600 designs, no issues). With very heavy work, it might get a bit sluggish, but you'll problaby be fine.

 

[UKBeast]

It can get benefit like performance boost from 320M gpu, in comparance to 9400m it might be a lot better.