Skip to main content
Participant
November 14, 2012
Question

Confused about System Requirements for CS6 Master Collection...

  • November 14, 2012
  • 2 replies
  • 1553 views

Hi there,

For my Design Technology and Photography studies, it is recommended that I have the CS6 Master Collection installed on my laptop as well as my desktop computer (so I can still work when I'm not at school, of course) - but I'm not sure if my laptop can handle it all...

Here's what I've got:

Compaq Presario CQ56 laptop / notebook with:

- 2gb RAM

- Windows 7 Home Premium (64bit, service pack 1)

- Intel Celeron Dual-Core CPU T3500 at 2.10GHz (I'll admit that I don't know what that entails - I know it runs things, but aside from that I'm pretty clueless)

- Mobile Intel 4 Series Express Chipset Family (I don't really know what this is, either)

There's some more in-depth information about it (or at least one incredibly like it, but with a single-core processor instead of a dual-core like mine) here: http://www.notebookcheck.net/Review-HP-Compaq-Presario-CQ56-Notebook.42285.0.html

The hard drive has plenty of room on it (about 120gb), so I'm not all that worried about the space the software will take up.  All I'm really asking is "will my laptop run this as it is, or do I need more RAM / a better processor / anything else?"

Thanks,

Emma

(P.S:  Yes, I know it's a pretty cheap laptop, and that the screen isn't perfect... but for my more serious work, I also plan on running the software on my home computer [which I know completely fulfils the requirements because it's exactly the same as the computers they use at school )

This topic has been closed for replies.

2 replies

Mylenium
Legend
November 14, 2012

Well, could all the MC apps run on this system? Probably not. Could PS, AI and ID run on it along with Acrobat? Maybe. The critical factor will be, whether they actually install. Since the screen res is too small and your memory outfit is the bare minimum, you may already hit a dead end on that when the installer refuses to proceed because the requirements are not met. If it does, then using the apps probably will work, but it won't be much fun. things will feel slow and e.g. hardware acceleration in PS not be available.

Mylenium

pwillener
Legend
November 14, 2012

Preliminary answer from me; you may get more expert replies later...

Your laptop is a bit below the minimum requirements, but depending what you will do with your CS6 applications, it will probably run.  Programs like Acrobat, Illustrator, even Photoshop will probably not have any problems, but I'm not sure if you will be able to perform any efficient video editing.

Check if your laptop allows you add more RAM; 4GB will be a lot better than 2GB