Advice for Tiger, ipad, CS3

If this is asked already just post me a link, thanks.
I want to make sure I know my options. We got the 16GB 3G ipad without reading that you have to have Mac OS 10.5.8. I currently have 10.4.11 and have never upgraded my system because of software compatibility issues with Adobe software.
I have Adobe CS3 now. I use InDesign, Photoshop and Acrobat a lot.
Back in the day I was using Quark, so when I updated to CS3 all my documents were compatible in InDesign CS3. I don't have any problems with my current setup. I still need my quark documents that are now only compatible with inDesign.
My only option, for the ipad to work is to upgrade to Leopard and upgrade to Adobe CS5. That doesn't mean my quark docs will work in the new InDesign. Plus that's a lot of money to dish out to make the ipad work. What other options are there seeing I don't really want to upgrade to Leopard. The ipad won't work on anything less, bummer. Wondering if I should just take the ipad back, if they'll let me, got from an at&t store.
It looks like I'm wayyy behind on the system (10.6.5!). My mom and sister also have Tiger and will need to upgrade soon, they won't have any problems upgrading, they just haven't backed photos up and that's holding them back.
Bottom line. Would it be cheaper to buy another mac that already has snow leopard on it? Or to buy Snow Leopard and Adobe CS5? I wouldn't have to have any Adobe professional on the new mac, maybe just a photoshop elements or something.

Here a cheap solution:
Buy an external harddrive. Install Leopard / Snow Leopard on it. Boot off the external drive when you want to sync your iPad.
No software compatibility problems.
Unless things have changed, the $29 Snow Leopard licensing requirements indicate that you need to own Leopard on the machine.
I recommend you do a google search on any external harddrive you are looking at.
I bought a low cost external drive enclosure. When I started having trouble with it, I did a google search and found a lot of complaints about the drive enclosure. I ended up buying a new drive enclosure. On my second go around, I decided to buy a drive enclosure with a good history of working with Macs. The chip set seems to be the key ingredient. The Oxford line of chips seems to be good. I got the Oxford 911.
Has everything interface:
FireWire 800/400 + USB2, + eSATA 'Quad Interface'
save a little money interface:
FireWire 400 + USB 2.0
This web page lists both external harddrive types. You may need to scroll to the right to see both.
http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/firewire/1394/USB/EliteAL/eSATAFW800_FW400USB
Here is what one contributor recommended:
http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=10452917#10452917
Folks in these Mac forums recommend LaCie, OWC or G-Tech.
Here is a list of recommended drives:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=5564509#5564509
FireWire compared to USB. You will find that FireWire 400 is faster than USB 2.0 when used for a external harddrive connection.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UniversalSerial_Bus#USB_compared_toFireWire
http://www23.tomshardware.com/storageexternal.html
How to format an external harddrive:
http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=11095144#11095144
Do you have backup of your stuff?
If not, here is a good time to buy a big drive & partition the drive.
Robert

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You can join LEM-Swap for buying & selling Mac stuff. http://groups.google.com/group/lemswap
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Shangqi wrote:
Hello I cannot find anymore ways to download Boot Camp for Tiger not for Leopard because I don't have that kind of Operating system. It's kind of expensive.
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