| Most of the people reading this book will have already bought and installed Creative Suite. But you might be someone who uses the software at an office and would like to know if you can use Creative Suite at home. In that case, you should know the minimum system requirements for the Creative Suite components. Here are the official requirements as listed by Adobe. Tip: Go for more than the minimum These really are the absolute minimum requirements. Trust us, you won't be happy working with a minimally charged system. Add more RAM and get the fastest machine you canespecially if you work with large files and multiple applications all open at the same time.
Premium Edition Requirements (Mac) PowerPC® G4 or G5 processor Mac OS X v.10.2.8 through v.10.4 (10.3.4 through 10.4 recommended; G5 requires v.10.3 or later), Java™ Runtime Environment 1.4.1 384MB RAM to run any one suite application with Adobe Bridge and Version Cue Workspace Additional RAM required to run multiple applications simultaneously (512MB to 1GB recommended) 4GB available hard-disk space to install all applications (installation of common files requires at least 1GB on primary hard disk) 1,024x768 monitor resolution with 16-bit video card (24-bit screen display recommended) CD-ROM drive For Adobe PostScript printers: PostScript Level 2 or PostScript 3 Internet or phone connection required for product activation QuickTime 6.5 required for multimedia features Broadband Internet connection required for Adobe Stock Photos and additional services
Premium Edition Requirements (Windows) Intel® Pentium® III or 4 processor Microsoft® Windows® 2000 with Service Pack 4, or Windows XP with Service Pack 1 or 2 384MB RAM to run any one suite application with Adobe Bridge and Version Cue Workspace Additional RAM required to run multiple applications simultaneously (512MB to 1GB recommended) 3GB available hard-disk space to install all applications (installation of common files requires at least 1GB on primary hard disk) 1,024x768 monitor resolution with 16-bit video card (24-bit screen display recommended) CD-ROM drive For Adobe PostScript® printers: PostScript Level 2 or PostScript 3™ Internet or phone connection required for product activation QuickTime 6.5 required for multimedia features Broadband Internet connection required for Adobe Stock Photos and additional services
Standard Edition Requirements (Mac) PowerPC G4 or G5 processor Mac OS X v.10.2.8 through v.10.4 (10.3.4 through 10.4 recommended; G5 requires v.10.3 or later), Java Runtime Environment 1.4.1 384MB RAM to run any one suite application with Adobe Bridge and Version Cue Workspace Additional RAM required to run multiple applications simultaneously (512MB to 1GB recommended) 3GB available hard-disk space to install all applications (installation of common files requires at least 1GB on primary hard disk) 1,024x768 monitor resolution with 16-bit video card (24-bit screen display recommended) CD-ROM drive For Adobe PostScript printers: PostScript Level 2 or PostScript 3 Internet or phone connection required for product activation QuickTime 6.5 required for multimedia features Broadband Internet connection required for Adobe Stock Photos and additional services
Standard Edition Requirements (Windows) Intel Pentium III or 4 processor Microsoft Windows 2000 with Service Pack 4, or Windows XP with Service Pack 1 or 2 384MB RAM to run any one suite application with Adobe Bridge and Version Cue Workspace Additional RAM required to run multiple applications simultaneously (512MB to 1GB recommended) 2GB available hard-disk space to install all applications (installation of common files requires at least 1GB on primary hard disk) 1,024x768 monitor resolution with 16-bit video card (24-bit screen display recommended) CD-ROM drive For Adobe PostScript printers: PostScript Level 2 or PostScript 3 Internet or phone connection required for product activation QuickTime 6.5 required for multimedia features Broadband Internet connection required for Adobe Stock Photos and additional services
Electronic Software Download You don't have to wait for a box to arrive to install your new software. You can purchase Creative Suite 2 as an electronic software download (ESD). This makes it possible to order and receive the software at 11 p.m. on a Sunday nightvery helpful if you have a project due the next morning, and you save the shipping costs. If you purchase the suite as an ESD, there are several additional requirements to the above information: The ESD version of Adobe Creative Suite 2 Premium requires 9GB (Mac) and 8GB (Windows) of available hard-disk space. The ESD version of Adobe Creative Suite 2 Standard requires 8GB (Mac) and 7GB (Windows) of available hard-disk space.
Obviously you won't get printed materials or physical disks when you purchase the software electronically. However, since so much of the suite is electronic, we see no reason to avoid purchasing the ESD version. Just remember to back up all the downloaded information. |
