Who owns a Macbook and does graphic designing?

[RiCEADDiCTBOY]

How well does Photoshop and Illustrator run on your Macbook?? What about Windows?

 

[fabian9]

I run photoshop cs3 without any problems, and windows xp in parallel using VmWare fusion. Works fine on 1GB Ram, but i did upgrade to 3GB so now it's super fast, I love it.

 

[RiCEADDiCTBOY]

I run photoshop cs3 without any problems, and windows xp in parallel using VmWare fusion. Works fine on 1GB Ram, but i did upgrade to 3GB so now it's super fast, I love it.

Is there a long wait time for the programs to load? I was considering purchasing a MBP...but, no update at Macworld. I am now considering a Sony VGN-FZ4000 CTO for $2069.99 (comes out in Feb):

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Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T8100 (2.1GHz)
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Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate
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4 GB DDR-SDRAM (DDR2-667, 2 GBx2)
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160GB Hybrid Hard Disk Drive
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Blu-ray Disc™ Read and Write Drive
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LCD 15.4" WXGA (XBRITE-HiColor™)
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NVIDIA® GeForce® 8400M GT
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WLAN 802.11 a/b/g/n w/Integrated Bluetooth®
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Black
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Standard Battery (BPS8)

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No Engraving
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Microsoft Works
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Photo Standard
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Video Standard
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QuickBooks Simple Start
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Norton 360™ All-In-One Security (60 Day Trial)

or a Macbook if it does Adobe programs well. I need some real advice and not flaming or "this is a mac forum" responses. Please, I want the best bang for my buck and want a great laptop to do graphic designing on. I don't want to spend all that money on a MBP when the Vaio seems like such a better deal...but, if I can save a grand on a Macbook and it does Photoshop and Illustrator at the same time and runs Windows XP/Vista without a hitch...then I'm game.