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new imacs and cs3 questions - michael_s - 10-22-2009
So the new imacs are tempting me. Currently working on a dual G5 1.8 w/10.4 and CS3.
Can't really afford to upgrade to CS4 and get a new machine. Will CS3 give me problems on the new machines with SL?
What is the sweet spot on the new imacs? Is the quad core/i5/i7 upgrade worth it?
Primary uses a are PS, ID, DW, and reading MR.
Thanks
Re: new imacs and cs3 questions - jdc - 10-22-2009
*any* new (or even last model) iMac will blow the socks off your Dual G5.
CS3 is a full native Intel app, no problems.
sweet spot? whatever you can afford?
this is a really nice rig, $1899 a few days ago: http://store.apple.com/us/product/FB419LL/A?mco=MTEyMDAwNTU
i would most likely go i5 quad core myself, but not sure if any of the adobe apps really take advatage of the extra cores? -- maybe photoshop might like the better 4850 video card...
edit: i wonder if the core 2 duo 3.06 with 8 gigs of ram would be faster than the 2.66 quad core with 4 gigs -- they would be the same cost -- gonna have to wait for barefeats to test them...