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ugurc53422441
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July 24, 2022
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Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop work on Apple M2 chip MacBook Pro?

  • July 24, 2022
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Hi;

Planning to upgrade my Macbook Pro to M2 chip version;

Is Adobe Lightrrom Classic and Photoshop work seamless on M2 chip Apple Macbook Pro?

Thanx in advance for your replies;

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David347744974tr6
Participant
January 13, 2024

Hi there , I'm a bit of a novice at these things and have tried many times to get Elements 2023 and 2024 to work on my M2 MB Air . I have now lost patience with it and will use it on my old Toshiba Satalite (Windows 10) where it works perfectly  !

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Lumigraphics
Legend
February 6, 2023

I have an M1 mini with 16Gb of RAM and its a much better performer than my old 2015 iMac or my 2015 15" MacBook Pro.

muazzams95204988
muazzams95204988
Participant
February 6, 2023

Hi, I have the new M2 pro mac mini and basically Lightroom and Photoshop are unusable, memory usage goes through the roof even without any photos open and the computer crashes.

didiermazier
Community Expert
didiermazierCommunity Expert
Community Expert
February 6, 2023

Maybe the problem is not with the chip but the graphic card…

PECourtejoie
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PECourtejoieCommunity Expert
Community Expert
February 6, 2023

@didiermazier it is the equivalent of an APU, the video card is part of the chip, and most tests report that they work well.

ugurc53422441
ugurc53422441Author
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August 26, 2022

Hello to all!

UPDATE:

i bought/upgraded to 13inch M2 chipped 24GB Ram MacBook Pro(*) and it works perfect / so fast even busy with Lightroom / Photoshop at the same time!

* the old one was: 2016 13 inch MacBook Pro i7 3.3Ghz

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    Dăuceanu
    Participating Frequently
    August 25, 2022

    I have a Macbook pro M2 with 8GB RAM. It's an absolut disaster. It is barely working with Lightroom Classic. My desktop Lenovo from 2019 is 10 times faster. Sorry. It is 100% true.

    chanaart
    Community Expert
    chanaartCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    August 25, 2022

    This is sad. The newer laptop are a disaster!

    I have one from 2013 and works like a cahmp

    ugurc53422441
    ugurc53422441Author
    Participating Frequently
    August 26, 2022

    Hello! i bought/upgraded to 13inch M2 chipped 24GB Ram MacBook Pro(*) and it works perfect / so fast even busy with Lightroom / Photoshop at the same time!

    * the old one was: 2016 13 inch MacBook Pro i7 3.3Ghz

    didiermazier
    Community Expert
    didiermazierCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    July 28, 2022

    To be frank I would wait a little…

    ugurc53422441
    ugurc53422441Author
    Participating Frequently
    August 26, 2022

    i was agree with you about this road map; checked/tested on my professional friends' new computers then i bought it; works perfect!

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    Adobe Employee
    Kashif23948951un94
    Adobe Employee
    July 27, 2022

    Yes apps should work. If you face any issues enable Rosetta mode.

     

    ugurc53422441
    ugurc53422441Author
    Participating Frequently
    August 26, 2022

    yes! i bought 13inch M2 chipped 24GB Ram MacBook Pro and it works perfect!

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      boye grafikb16167921
      Participant
      August 24, 2023
      May I ask if you use the full Adobe Suite ?Indesign, Acrobat pro, Illustrator and Photoshop 
      and if it all works with the M2?
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