CS3 macbook pro

[handmadeandroid]

Hey there, I have a macbook pro with 2gb ram, 2ghz core duo, and when I run the new photoshop cs3 it takes quite a while to work. Say I erase an area in a photograph, there is a definate lag while the system does its' thing. This can be anything from 10 - 60 seconds. I am a recent switcher from PC as I was given a MBP as part of a university award, and my old 2.4gz P4 runs photoshop faster and never freezes. This is my first laptop, should I exspect reduced performance?

 

[Alexis]

Try running this speedtest:http://www.retouchartists.com/pages/speedtest.html

It took 7mins 2secs on my P4 3.0Ghz. What kind of time do you get on your Mac?

 

[handmadeandroid]

RE: speedtests

Thanks for the info Alexis, here are my results

Pentium 4 @ 2.4ghz/1gb ram/FX 5200 256mb, windows XP pro, PS CS3, test completed in 5m18seconds
MacBook Pro 2ghz/2gb ram, PS CS3, test completed in 1m26 seconds

Hmmm wonder whats going on then ?

 

[Alexis]

That sounds a strange one. What programs do you have open in Activity Monitor? What widgets are you using as well?

 

[rixx03]

My MB is 2GHz, 1GB RAM, and runs PS CS3. Nothing goes wrong, and I run it with Safari and Yahoo! Messenger. And sometimes even with iTunes, but it doesn't lag.