Is my Mac up to the task of CS6
I'm just trialling the CS6 apps before I commit to creative cloud. However, since I've installed Pshop, Illust and Bridge, my mac is running intolerably slow.
I'm running 10.7.4, Processor 2.93GHz Quad Core with 8GB 1066 MHz memory. Not the fastest I know, but it didn't give me any problems with CS4.
I'm willing to upgrade my processors, but is that really the issue? It seems to be affected every application too - switching between apps is a nightmare!
I since upgraded my memory cards to to 16GB (through a great site that runs a small program and tells you exactly what Memory to purchase for your Mac - http://www.crucial.com/mac/ ). I also backed up and emptied a lot of my harddrive (now running with an external drive & timemachine). Since that everything's been great without any issues. I've also kept my CS4 just as backup - so no need to delete that.
I think the whole thing was a memory issue. The only problem I have now is when some client are aren't running CS6 and a couple of adjustment layers (in PS) are incompatible - so make sure you check what others are running if you're collaborating! CS6 and the cloud system have been great.
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