CS3 Creative suite sluggish

Hi,
I'm on OSX 10.4.11 with 2 GB on my IMac. (2GB is my max capacity).
I use CS3 Photoshop and Indesign. Both can be slow. Indesign slower and quirky.
This is without other programs running or huge files opened.
Do I need more memory? I'm already maxed out. Is there a way around buying a new computer, if I do need more memory?
Thanks,
Paul

I have a imac intel, and CS2 works absolutely fine/flawless/ perfect.
Don't bother changing unless you have to have some of the updated features.
My problems began, like you..I decided to get cs3 because it's optomized to work
best on the mac intel. Problem is..it also needs a ton more memory to function, and the imacs only hold up to 2-4.gb
I have 2GB which is not enought to run CS3 all that effectively. The CS2 works much better in this scenerio.

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