Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/02/03

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Subject: [Leica] Re: Photoshop CS2 vs. CS3
From: lrzeitlin at optonline.net (Lawrence Zeitlin)
Date: Sat Feb 3 19:44:35 2007
References: <200702040315.l143Ems7031549@server1.waverley.reid.org>
 
The latest issue of MacWorld magazine compared Adobe Photoshop CS2  
and CS3(beta) on Intel Macs and older Macs using G4 and G5  
processors. Photoshop CS3 showed  speed increases running on Intel  
Macs compared to CS2 running on the same machines in the Rosetta  
emulator. On Intel Macs CS3 ran about twice as fast as CS2. The speed  
gains of CS3 on older Macs with G4 and G5 processors was  
insignificant. Power Macs with quad G5 chips were actually faster  
with CS2 than with CS3.

Conclusion: If you have an Intel Mac, CS3 is a worthwhile purchase.  
If you have a G4 Powerbook or a G5 Power Mac, it's not worth the bother.

Larry Z
Replies: Reply from nathan at nathanfoto.com (Nathan Wajsman) ([Leica] Re: Photoshop CS2 vs. CS3)
Reply from lug at steveunsworth.co.uk (Steve Unsworth) ([Leica] Re: Photoshop CS2 vs. CS3)