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<blockquote data-quote="Lightcraftsman" data-source="post: 1429066" data-attributes="member: 253972"><p>The latest version of PhotoShop requires OS 10.6.8 at a minimum, and the Power PC Macs will not run that OS.</p><p></p><p>The problem with buying a Mac Mini for PhotoShop is by the time you get it with the i7 processor and 7200 RPM internal drive you're only about $150 below the price of the least expensive iMac, which is a much better PhotoShop computer than the Mac Mini.</p><p></p><p>I used my wife's Mac Mini while she was out of the country on a business trip. Just before she returned I got a new iMac 2.5GHz and added 16GB RAM for a total of 20GB. It is a bit faster than the Mac Mini in PhotoShop, and significantly faster running everything else. The best part about the iMac is the monitor: it is much better than my calibrated NEC monitor I was using with my 2009 MBP.</p><p></p><p>If a new Mac Mini is out of your budget check the Apple Store's used iMac section. They have a current generation refurbed 21.5 inch model for $999.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lightcraftsman, post: 1429066, member: 253972"] The latest version of PhotoShop requires OS 10.6.8 at a minimum, and the Power PC Macs will not run that OS. The problem with buying a Mac Mini for PhotoShop is by the time you get it with the i7 processor and 7200 RPM internal drive you're only about $150 below the price of the least expensive iMac, which is a much better PhotoShop computer than the Mac Mini. I used my wife's Mac Mini while she was out of the country on a business trip. Just before she returned I got a new iMac 2.5GHz and added 16GB RAM for a total of 20GB. It is a bit faster than the Mac Mini in PhotoShop, and significantly faster running everything else. The best part about the iMac is the monitor: it is much better than my calibrated NEC monitor I was using with my 2009 MBP. If a new Mac Mini is out of your budget check the Apple Store's used iMac section. They have a current generation refurbed 21.5 inch model for $999. [/QUOTE]
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