On Feb 3, 2010, at 3:23 PM, Bob Levine wrote:

> One thing to look out for is Apple's cheap 5400 RPM drives. 7200 RPM
> drives
> are definitely the way to go if you're not into solid state.
>
> You don't say what version of ID, but only CS3 and CS4 are going to be
> supported on Leopard and Snow Leopard. Additionally, CS2 is not Intel
> native.
>
> Bob
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: InDesign Talk [mailto:indesign@lists.lassosoft.com] On Behalf
> Of Harry
> S. Pariser
> Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 2010 6:14 PM
> To: InDesign Talk
> Subject: Questions: InDesign and MacBook Pro speed/scanner Epson 700/
> Noorda
>
> I am considering upgrading to a relatively recent MacBook Pro for
> reasons of speed....
>
> If I buy a new model, I have to also buy an adaptor for my monitor
> and Firewire 400 I believe. And, ridicoulously in my view, pay extra
> for a matte screen. (Also, the laptop will cost twice as much; the 17
> inchers, in particular, seem to be premium priced).
>
> Accordingly, I would like to know how much difference there is in
> speed between the more recent Unibodies and the older Macbook Pros?
> For example, reading about the new solid-state drives, I see there is
> only a small speed bump - a few seconds.
>
> InDesign still runs OK, but Bridge and Lightroom and Photoshop are
> slower than I would like. (Bridge seems particularly, and often
> intolerably, slow; I'm on a 1.67 Ghz Powerbook 17 inch with 2 gigs of
> RAM).
>
> How much noticeable difference is there between different generations
> of MacBook Pros? How important is the speed of the hard drive? (These
> two questions are, of course, how it operates with InDesign). Have
> all the CS4 and Snow Leopard/Intel compatability problems be solved?
>
> Also, does freeing up more hard drive space increase performance?
>
> Has anyone used this transparency and film scanner:
> http://www.photo-i.co.uk/Reviews/interactive/Epson%20V700/page_1.htm
>
> Thank you.
>
> Finally:
>
> Also, I thought some people might have missed this obituary:
> http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/24/arts/design/24noorda.html
>
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