- PS CS2 is not a Universal binary, that will be PS CS3, so PS CS2 on the MacBook Pro runs a little slower than it does on comparable speed PowerBook G4 systems. It's quite usable nonetheless (be sure you put in 2G RAM at least), it runs at about the speed of a 1.2Ghz G4 single processor system.
- It's difficult to do anything but conjecture about when PS CS3 will release for sure, but I think the current public beta (available from http://labs.adobe.com) will work until June when the license runs out. Either they'll release another public beta or the real thing around then. You need a Mac OS X Photoshop CS2 license to download and use PS CS3 beta (which runs very well already, btw). - Version upgrades normally cost about $170 from Adobe. To obtain the Mac OS X version of PS CS2 if you have a legal copy of Photoshop 7 for Windows, you'll need an OS platform transfer and upgrade, and it should cost you that same $170. CS3 will cost another $170. So... If you're impatient or have work to do, buy the CS2 Mac OS X upgrade and get going. If your needs are lighter, you can download the evaluation copy and get 30 days free trial use ... I don't think CS3 will be available in 30 days, but it's not a bad risk as you can simply buy the upgrade at the end when the trial runs out. You won't be able to get CS3 beta unless you get the CS2 license, however. Photoshop is essential enough to me that it would be worth the money to upgrade now ... Godfrey On Feb 25, 2007, at 6:39 PM, Jon Paul Schelter wrote: > I've a question or two for any Mac-heads out there.. > > I just switched from a PC to a Mac (MacBook Pro 2GHz) I'm still > editing on my PC with PS7, but I'll be selling the PC soon. > > Does it make sense right now to buy CS2 for an intel Mac, or should I > wait for CS3? > > I didn't think CS2 was a universal app - am I wrong? > Does Adobe usually have a reasonable upgrade policy? - say if I were > to buy CS2 shortly before CS3 came out, could I upgrade for free or a > small fee? > > Thanks for any advice you can offer. > > -- > jp > [EMAIL PROTECTED] | forksandhope.com > > (sorry if this is a dupe, I think I might have sent from the wrong > address) > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
