(03-27-2018, 09:55 PM)mstreurman Wrote: Depending on what version of PSE you have it could indeed pose a problem, but the latest version (PSE2018) on an intel Mac doesn't have any issues at all.
added system requirements for all PSE's: https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop-elements/system-requirements.html
Also, Bootcamp will not lower performance of any of your applications in OSX, it will however use some hard drive space so be aware about that.
As an added benefit you will learn that all applications you probably need have a Windows version, which is JUST AS FAST WITH THE SAME FUNCTIONALITY as your OSX version of it. If you are not able to find a Windows version of an application, there usually is a (better/free) alternative. An extra benefit for you would be: the next time you will buy a computer you probably buy a PC instead of a MAC, because for about 80% of the price you will get a better and faster laptop/desktop machine than Apple can offer!
As an example I tried to recreate the most decked out and expensive Apple iMac Pro 2018 (was about $13.750 dollar, store went down while checking)
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/JWMvnH > is the PC equivalent, it has a faster processor (Base clock and turbo), faster ram (because of lower CAS Latencies), faster SSD's (especially if you raid-0 them you would have about 6.5GB/s max throughput), A bigger and higher resolution screen (27" 2880p vs 31.5" 4320p). Comes with the widely accepted MS Office 2016 PRO and Windows 10 Pro 64bit and Adobe Photoshop Elements 2018 (couldn't list it because PCpartpicker doesn't have 2018, but the Adobe site says $99.99 USD for a Full License) and if you wanted you could even overclock the CPU and GPU for more speed!
Price: $12390.54 (added the price for PSE2018 to it)
That is about 10% cheaper for a faster/better machine, and that difference goes up the cheaper the systems get.
Yeah, but comparisons like this always miss something - like being a *completely* different form factor, the time of having to put it together, different software (some people actually like MacOS! Weirdos....), not as wide color range screen and less bright screen, no quibbles return warranty (which is a big deal for many corporations - where the time taken to fix/replace a broken device adds up for high-paid professionals sitting on their thumbs).
(EDIT: And it doesn't have ECC ram. Which makes it an instant "no" for many fields that actually require correctness
Yeah, *I* don't really like Macs, but I can see the appeal, they're not just a "dumb person's choice".
Except their opengl driver. That's dumb.