Will a Macbook Air run Adobe Creative Cloud Apps as quickly as an iMac? I am looking to trade in an iMac for a MacBook Air, for portablity reasons, want to be able to work on the go. I need to know if a MacBook Air can operate as smoothly as an iMac when working with Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Muse, and After Effects.
- I would add one important point that wasn't mentioned so far: Even though the Air will run the actual application pretty fast (in fact, both Photoshop and Illustrator start up faster on Air because of the SSD drive) there is a significant problem.
- Once the uninstallers and CC Cleaner tool have been run you should then be able to reinstall Creative Suite 5 using the workaround discussed in post #1, 3, and 5 of this discussion, Nik97256754. If you continue to encounter problems then you may want to begin the setup process with the MacBook Air again.
- I have a Macbook Air. Processor 1.3 GHz Intel Core i5. Memory 4 GB 1600 MHz DDR3. Graphics Intel HD Graphics 5000 1536 MB. Software OS X 10.9.5 (13F34). Primarily I use a iMac on a day to day basis but was looking to install Adobe Suite so I can take my laptop if I need to go and meet clients.
- I would add one important point that wasn't mentioned so far: Even though the Air will run the actual application pretty fast (in fact, both Photoshop and Illustrator start up faster on Air because of the SSD drive) there is a significant problem.
October 2020 release (version 22.0)
Important! The Photoshop hardware requirements for Processor and Graphics card and have increased for version 22.0.
Ensure your system still meets the minimum requirements listed below. If you experience any issues, see Known issues in Photoshop.
Minimum and recommended system requirements for Photoshop
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Processor | Intel® or AMD processor with 64-bit support; 2 GHz or faster processor with SSE 4.2 or later | |
| Operating system | Windows 10 (64-bit) version 1809 or later | |
| RAM | 8 GB | 16 GB or more |
| Graphics card |
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| See the Photoshop graphics processor (GPU) card FAQ | ||
| Monitor resolution | 1280 x 800 display at 100% UI scaling | 1920 x 1080 display or greater at 100% UI scaling |
| Hard disk space | 4 GB of available hard-disk space; additional space is required for installation | 4 GB of available hard-disk space; additional space is required for installation
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| Internet | Internet connection and registration are necessary for required software activation, validation of subscriptions, and access to online services † |
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Processor | Multicore Intel processor with 64-bit support | |
| Operating system | macOS 10.14 (Mojave) or later | macOS 10.15 (Catalina) |
| RAM | 8 GB | 16 GB or more |
| Graphics card |
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To find out if your computer supports Metal, see Mac computers that support Metal See the Photoshop graphics processor (GPU) card FAQ | ||
| Monitor resolution | 1280 x 800 display at 100% UI scaling | 1920 x 1080 display or greater at 100% UI scaling |
| Hard disk space | 4 GB of available hard-disk space; additional space is required for installation | External storage for macbook air. 4 GB of available hard-disk space; additional space is required for installation
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| Photoshop will not install on a volume that uses a case-sensitive file system | ||
| Internet | Internet connection and registration are necessary for required software activation, membership validation, and access to online services † |
† NOTICE TO USERS. Internet connection, Adobe ID, and acceptance of license agreement required to activate and use this product. This product may integrate with or allow access to certain Adobe or third-party hosted online services. Adobe services are available only to users 13 and older and require agreement to additional terms of use and Adobe's online privacy policy. Applications and Services may not be available in all countries or languages and may be subject to change or discontinuation without notice. Additional fees or membership charges may apply.
Photoshop is available in the following languages:
Dansk
Deutsch
English
Español
Français
Français*
Editing on macbook air. Hebrew*
Hungarian
Italiano
Nederlands
Norwegian
Polish
Português (Brasil)
Suomi
Svenska
Basic video editing software free. Turkish
Ukrainian
čeština
Русский
عربي*
日本語
简体中文
繁體中文
한국어
* Arabic and Hebrew supported in a Middle Eastern version with full right-to-left language support, Arabic/Hebrew features, and an English interface; also in a North African French (Français*) version with full right-to-left language support, Arabic/Hebrew features, and a French interface.
The Adobe Camera Raw plug-in gives you ability to import and work with raw images, as well as JPEG and TIFF, in Photoshop.
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Your computer may need to meet additional system requirements to work efficiently with Adobe Camera Raw.
See Adobe Camera Raw | System requirements for details.
See Considerations for Graphics Processor (GPU)-accelerated features.
October 2020 release (version 22.0)
Important! The Photoshop hardware requirements for Processor and Graphics card and have increased for version 22.0.
Ensure your system still meets the minimum requirements listed below. If you experience any issues, see Known issues in Photoshop.
Minimum and recommended system requirements for Photoshop
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Processor | Intel® or AMD processor with 64-bit support; 2 GHz or faster processor with SSE 4.2 or later | |
| Operating system | Windows 10 (64-bit) version 1809 or later | |
| RAM | 8 GB | 16 GB or more |
| Graphics card |
|
|
| See the Photoshop graphics processor (GPU) card FAQ | ||
| Monitor resolution | 1280 x 800 display at 100% UI scaling | 1920 x 1080 display or greater at 100% UI scaling |
| Hard disk space | 4 GB of available hard-disk space; additional space is required for installation | 4 GB of available hard-disk space; additional space is required for installation
|
| Internet | Internet connection and registration are necessary for required software activation, validation of subscriptions, and access to online services † |
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Processor | Multicore Intel processor with 64-bit support | |
| Operating system | macOS 10.14 (Mojave) or later | macOS 10.15 (Catalina) |
| RAM | 8 GB | 16 GB or more |
| Graphics card |
|
|
To find out if your computer supports Metal, see Mac computers that support Metal See the Photoshop graphics processor (GPU) card FAQ | ||
| Monitor resolution | 1280 x 800 display at 100% UI scaling | 1920 x 1080 display or greater at 100% UI scaling |
| Hard disk space | 4 GB of available hard-disk space; additional space is required for installation | 4 GB of available hard-disk space; additional space is required for installation
|
| Photoshop will not install on a volume that uses a case-sensitive file system | ||
| Internet | Internet connection and registration are necessary for required software activation, membership validation, and access to online services † |
† NOTICE TO USERS. Internet connection, Adobe ID, and acceptance of license agreement required to activate and use this product. This product may integrate with or allow access to certain Adobe or third-party hosted online services. Adobe services are available only to users 13 and older and require agreement to additional terms of use and Adobe's online privacy policy. Applications and Services may not be available in all countries or languages and may be subject to change or discontinuation without notice. Additional fees or membership charges may apply.
Photoshop is available in the following languages:
Dansk
Deutsch
English
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Español
Français
Français*
Hebrew*
Hungarian
Italiano
Nederlands
Norwegian
Polish
Português (Brasil)
Suomi
Svenska
Turkish
Ukrainian
čeština
Русский
عربي*
日本語
简体中文
繁體中文
한국어
* Arabic and Hebrew supported in a Middle Eastern version with full right-to-left language support, Arabic/Hebrew features, and an English interface; also in a North African French (Français*) version with full right-to-left language support, Arabic/Hebrew features, and a French interface.
The Adobe Camera Raw plug-in gives you ability to import and work with raw images, as well as JPEG and TIFF, in Photoshop.
Your computer may need to meet additional system requirements to work efficiently with Adobe Camera Raw.
See Adobe Camera Raw | System requirements for details.
See Considerations for Graphics Processor (GPU)-accelerated features.
