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    anti-glare display - 15" MacBook Pro - and ability to run Adobe CS3 in XP

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by algisk, Sep 4, 2009.

  1. algisk

    algisk Newbie

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    Has anyone seen or used the anti-glare display offered as an option on new 15" MacBook Pros? Any comments?

    I was all set to replace my Windows laptop with either a 13" or 15" MacBook Pro several months ago until I saw the glossy screen at one of the Apple retailers here (said retailer has an excellent reputation with media professionals here, btw). The reflectivity of the glossy screen was a real deal-breaker for me. When I mentioned this to the sales consultant, he said, essentially, "Well, no one uses the laptop screen anyway - they hook in an external monitor." Well, why pay the bucks for a built-in LCD then?

    When I asked about running my Windows version of Adobe CS3 Creative Suite (Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Flash) on the Mac, the answer was, "I don't know. Nobody does it. They get Mac versions." While that might be true, I'm curious whether anyone here does run Windows Adobe programs on their MacBook Pro? I'd rather put program upgrade costs toward getting a version of Final Cut so I can add that program to my Avid Xpress skills.

    Your thoughts and comments about either of these issues would be most appreciated.

    If not the MacBook Pro, then probably either a Lenovo T400 or X300, I think.

    Algis
     
    algisk, Sep 4, 2009
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  2. D3X

    D3X the robo know it all

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    I believe Adobe offers a "one-time only" free swap for a single license key to a different platform: mac -> win or win -> mac. You need to contact Adobe directly, not sure if they still support this for older versions but I don't see why not. The other option you could do is actually use a CS3 Win to upgrade to a CS4 Mac.

    I run both versions on my system. CS3 and CS4 on Windows 7 (was Vista before) and I have no issues running them from either VMWare Fusion or natively in Boot Camp. I also have it CS4 installed on OS X Snow Leopard.
     
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