Parallels vs VMware to run Adobe CS3: Does anyone have experience of running pc based CS3 software (especially Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Flash and also Corel Painter) with Parallels or VMware Fusion?
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Don't bother. Highly specialized apps (like those in CS3) you want to run natively. And the mac version is very good. Call Adobe; they DO offer a cross-platform upgrade (there is cost, but it's significantly less than buying a new product). You'll be much happier in the long run, and save time running them natively.
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I am not familiar with Adobe Creative Cloud as it sounds like newer software. You should check with the Adobe website for compatibility with Windows 8.1. I can tell you this much. I managed to install Photoshop 5 on this C55 Toshiba Satellite. It has the entry level AMD E1 processor but it has no trouble running Photoshop 5. It's the fastest laptop I've ever run Photoshop 5 on. Adobe claimed Photoshop 5 would not run on Win 8.1 but they lied. It took some manual installing of certain files but I got it to work. It was the install file that wasn't up to the job - not the Photoshop 5 software itself. You shouldn't have any such problems with the newer Adobe software as long as the install program supports Win 8.1.
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Thanks for the reply. I run Opera 9, Eudora 6.2, Word Perfect 12, and Adobe Photoshop 7 most often. I also wonder if documents I create in Linux's software can be read by these programs or do I end up with two computers that can't communicate?
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I agree with Wright there. I don't know about flawless as it all also depends on many factors but all the Adobe apps like Photoshop cc 64 bit and acrobat etc., run very well.
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If you are running Photoshop cs your graphics card should be able to handle Intuous 3 I think. Check with Wacom to be sure.
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I returned it because I'm running W7 with bootcamp on a MacBook Air and it did not work - don't know about Parallels.
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I have a mac, but I have to run it on the windows application thru vmware fusion
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Why not install VMware Fusion and Windows XP? That's what I've done with my 2.4 ghz iMac so I don't have to worry about compatibility.
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Adobe Photoshop CC 2014 (and previous versions) will run on this computer, however it will run very ineffectively. It will use about 50% of this computers RAM and nearly all of it's processing speed. If you are using advanced tools such as the Healing Brush Tool, Blur Tool, Smear Tool, and anything else that does advanced pixel manipulation, the computer will slow down and the program may crash. I recommend finding a machine with at least 6GB of RAM, and quality performance dual core processor. You might find one for around $350
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I have an Adobe CS subscription and run PS without an issue. Can't vouch for others, but I've never had any trouble.
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I have a MAC but there are certain programs that seem to run better on PC, (Audible.com, Stamps.com) and i did not want to use Parallels program on the Mac. The Acer works great for me, no problems at all. I am satisfied with the Acer, especially for the price.. I hope this is helpful for you...Chuck
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I called adobe yesterday on this. I want to upgrade from a CS upgrade. They said that will work fine. **EDIT: It worked, no problem. **
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Good info thanks for posting.This is an open question to anyone who knows: Any insight into whether or not a program like Parallels would work and if there are USB issues?
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I want to use this machine for design with adobe products, So it this work fast enough for this programs?, Is better than a mac? (im new in this sorry for my lack of knwoledge)
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I don't know... I am using it with Mac OS but I do run Parallels with Windows 7.
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I use the NVIDIA Quadro 2000 for image work with Photoshop CS6 64 bit on an HP Z400 running 64 bit Windows 7, 8GB ram. It seems to work great, and I have had no issues.
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When the first series Creative Suite came out, I upgraded from Photoshop to CS1. Great! What I didn't know is, I would never, ever, ever use Illustrator or the other programs. I ONLY used Photoshop. But I've been stuck because as you correctly point out, Wirtzy, you can't upgrade from a suites package back to a single program. My workaround (certainly not an option for many, many Photoshop users), is to swap downward for the latest Photoshop Elements and make much more use of Lightroom (which is an excellent photo editing program). I won't have a CMYK color palette and maybe there will come a day when that's a problem, but I use it so rarely that I just don't care to worry about it.