Can Macbook Air 11 Inch Handle Photoshop CS5?

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Can Macbook Air 11 Inch Handle Photoshop CS5?

Hi!

Basically I want to get the 11 inch macbook air as I am a student and will be hauling around this laptop to class and whatnot. And I do a lot of walking so the light weight is good! But i was wondering if the 11'inch screen and the macbook air is suitable to run adobe photoshop cs5? I only plan on installing that and microsoft office. Can macbook air handle that?

I use photoshop mainly for web design. Also will the screen size give headaches? Thanks so much for all responses in advance!

MacBook Air, iOS 5.1.1

Posted on Jun 12, 2012 2:06 PM

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SP Forsythe

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Jun 12, 2012 2:59 PM in response to fallacie

From a power standpoint, it will handle it just fine. The greatest issue is the physical screen size and the "ergonomics" of such with the user. My 11" has been relegated to be a seldom used secondary computer, because of screen size alone.

I doubt it will give you headaches, unless you are prone to it. My 48 year old eys barely make it with the 11". It just isn't comfortable for long periods....for me. All users are going to be different. But I think both the screen resolution of the 13", and the larger size make it much more appropriate for PS work, if you must use a small portable machine.

I don't find the 13" Air to be a size/weight burden at all, as compared with the 11".

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