MacBook Pro and creative cloud

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Hi. My company is considering MacBook pros to replace our iMacs so we can be more mobile. What specs on the MacBook would be required to run photoshop, illustrator and indesign without issue?

[Nancy OShea]

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Please ensure your computer meets or exceeds the minimum system requirements to run Creative Cloud + OS + all other apps you intend to use. Check each one.
- https://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/system-requirements.html

Also pay attention to the new GPU requirements. See links below.
- https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/system-requirements.html
- https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/kb/photoshop-cc-gpu-card-faq.html

Recommended systems for Photoshop Users:

https://www.pugetsystems.com/recommended/Recommended-Systems-for-Adobe-Photoshop-139/Hardware-Recomm...

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if you were on the Apple site and were building a Macbook Pro for yourself, how would you configure it? i don't want to under order and then not be able to upgrade.

[Nancy OShea]

To be honest, I would probably get a good Windows DELL laptop instead of Apple.  More bang for the buck.

That said, these the 9 best rated laptops for Creative Cloud users.

https://technicalustad.com/best-laptops-for-adobe-creative-cloud/

Best advice, buy what you can afford.

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Thanks Nancy, the prices are pretty steep. My big concern is fonts. Will they easily cross over from one platform to the other?

[Nancy OShea]

What fonts? 

Adobe Fonts will work on either Windows or Mac systems. 

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all kinds. mostly OTF, but some TrueType as well.

[Nancy OShea]

Check your font licenses.  If they're licensed for both platforms, no problem.

Windows / Mac browser font-stacks:

• Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif
• Arial Black, Gadget, Sans-Serif
• Comic Sans MS, Textile, Cursive
• Courier New, Courier, Monospace
• Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, Serif
• Impact, Charcoal, Sans-Serif
• Lucida Console, Monaco, Monospace
• Lucida Sans Unicode, Lucida Grande, Sans-Serif
• Palatino Linotype, Book Antiqua, Palatino, Serif
• Tahoma, Geneva, Sans-Serif
• Times New Roman, Times, Serif
• Trebuchet MS, Helvetica, Sans-Serif
• Verdana, Geneva, Sans-Serif
• MS Sans Serif, Geneva, Sans-Serif
• MS Serif, New York, Serif