this is my first Mac. Im just started working with adobe and was considering buying it since I get a student discount. I got the Mac air a3113 with 16g and was wondering if adobe would run on it without ruining computer/slowing it down. is there alternatives like external hard drives that can help bridge the issue? I have an external hard drive 1tb in size.
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MacBook Air 13″, macOS 15.2
MacTracker indicates that model number A3113 corresponds to the MacBook Air (13-inch, M3, 2024). That Mac originally shipped with macOS 14.3 (Sonoma) and can run the current version of Sequoia.
Adobe recommends Sonoma or later (Sonoma 14.6.1 or later for Photoshop), and 16 GB or more of RAM, so your MacBook Air would seem to meet their system requirements.
Adobe – Photoshop system requirements
Adobe – Bridge system requirements
Depending on what you are working on, you might find life easier if you got a mouse to use with your MacBook Air, and possibly also a large external display.
MacTracker indicates that model number A3113 corresponds to the MacBook Air (13-inch, M3, 2024). That Mac originally shipped with macOS 14.3 (Sonoma) and can run the current version of Sequoia.
Adobe recommends Sonoma or later (Sonoma 14.6.1 or later for Photoshop), and 16 GB or more of RAM, so your MacBook Air would seem to meet their system requirements.
Adobe – Photoshop system requirements
Adobe – Bridge system requirements
Depending on what you are working on, you might find life easier if you got a mouse to use with your MacBook Air, and possibly also a large external display.
Adobe recommends 16 GB RAM for Photoshop and Bridge as well. Consider the operating system will use an increasing amount of RAM and the variable image sizes opened in the Adobe applications could demand even more RAM.
I doubt the OP will be able to run both Adobe applications concurrently on that fanless MacBook Air without it becoming quite warm, or feeling some performance loss.
somequestionsneededanswering wrote:
Can Adobe Photoshop and Bridge run smoothly on a MacBook Air A3113 with 16GB RAM?
They will run fine - but don't expect better than average perfomance. It certainly won't "ruin" your computer.
An external drive will help with storage but as far as performance is concerned the 16GB RAM is the limiting factor.
Check if the tools are compatible or not with this MacBook or not before starting your work
Can Adobe Photoshop and Bridge run smoothly on a MacBook Air A3113 with 16GB RAM?
