photoshop on a macbook: are you crazy?

[Apple Ink]

If you're a pro... the small screen is the only minor problem! Other than that it does wonders.....

 

[DHart]

If you're a pro... the small screen is the only minor problem! Other than that it does wonders.....

The size of the small screen is definitely a problem for pro work, and the un-evenness of the display (brightness & color variations with slight changes in viewing angles) is a MAJOR problem for pro work. But this is to be expected of any TN-panel monitor!

Just plug the MacBook into a nice, high quality, NON-TN-panel external monitor and all is right in the universe again!

 

[Apple Ink]

The size of the small screen is definitely a problem for pro work, and the un-evenness of the display (brightness & color variations with slight changes in viewing angles) is a MAJOR problem for pro work. But this is to be expected of any TN-panel monitor!

Just plug the MacBook into a nice, high quality, NON-TN-panel external monitor and all is right in the universe again!

Thats why I use a Matte MBP while traveling!
Twisted Nematic is fine for contrast increase but a strict no-no for pro work!

 

[nick9191]

Yes, upselling I can understand. but out right lying to do so is just wrong. I mean, let's say my girlfriend went in on her own. she needed a laptop, so when she'd been told MacBooks can't run photoshop she'd have probably ended up in another computer buyin a laptop, as a mbp would be way out of her budget.

Look at it from another perspective. If he said it would run Photoshop, and your GF wanted to make some giant ass posters at 500dpi, and it lagged like a mofo as it would do, she would be annoyed.

 

[hogfaninga]

Look at it from another perspective. If he said it would run Photoshop, and your GF wanted to make some giant ass posters at 500dpi, and it lagged like a mofo as it would do, she would be annoyed.

Nice try. The Apple employee should of asked her what specifically she wanted to do with Photoshop and then advised here. To say it doesn't work on a Macbook is a lie.

 

[priller]

My MacBook has 1GB of RAM and I run CS3 no problem. :|

Same here, no problems with 1GB of ram.

 

[ashjamben]

just to clarify, both her and i did state 'very basic photoshop work' to the sales person. i mean, not recommending the macbook for any extensive work would have been acceptable. but lying and saying it didn't work was my main problem with the guy.

also, he was actually tryin to upsell to the imac, but couldn't understand she needed a laptop.

 

[TommyLee]

i run paint shop pro on my macbook, lolz!