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    Vista Premium & Photoshop CS2 with 1G RAM?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by rl168, Feb 6, 2007.

  1. rl168

    rl168 Newbie

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    Hi folks,

    Not sure if this is the right place for this question but here goes...

    Anyone running Vista Permium and Photoshop CS2 with 1G of RAM? I am getting a laptop and was told 1G of RAM will not be enough. Anyone has experience?

    Thanks!
     
    rl168, Feb 6, 2007
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  2. vespoli

    vespoli 402 NBR Reviewer

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    What kind of files are you working with inside of CS2? Size?
     
    vespoli, Feb 6, 2007
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  3. JadedRaverLA

    JadedRaverLA Notebook Deity

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    It will run. 2 GB RAM is preferred when working with Vista, though, especially with large files, many layers, complicated effects, etc. Just be prepared for it to be somewhat slower on Vista (with 1 GB RAM) than it was on XP.
     
    JadedRaverLA, Feb 6, 2007
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  4. strikeback03

    strikeback03 Notebook Deity

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    I wouldn't bet on it being too usable. Reports are that a typical install of Vista with normal other programs uses 500-700MB RAM, that doesn't leave much for CS2. As it is I have 1GB in each of my computers with XP, and will occasionally run into the RAM limits with CS2.
     
    strikeback03, Feb 7, 2007
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  5. hehe299792458

    hehe299792458 Notebook Deity

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    Sure, you can run it - as in you can open Photoshop, but I don't think the experience will be that pleasant
     
    hehe299792458, Feb 7, 2007
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  6. circa86

    circa86 Notebook Virtuoso NBR Reviewer

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    it will be completely fine. most things people do in phothoshop are pretty basic tasks that a lot of computers could handle, it is easy to tell if it is realy taxing, it, but again, 2gb's couldn't hurt, as photoshop can actually use nearly as much memory as you can throw at it.
     
    circa86, Feb 7, 2007
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  7. Gofishus

    Gofishus Notebook Consultant

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    yup, a bit slow when opening up ps thats it
     
    Gofishus, Feb 7, 2007
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