i can run photoshop v7 at my current ram amount. i haven't tried cs2 but i know my desktop ran cs2 slower and i have double the ram there, so i just use 7 until i can put more ram in it. i have 1 gig in my desktop, i only have 512 in my laptop.

my ram in my laptop is shared for graphics. it is working for me.

Yes, some of the filters are slower running, but I am only working with 512mb of ram here. Yes, sometimes the graphics take longer to render, but I am only working on 512mb of ram here.

I think with most laptops available today, if you max out the ram in the machine, you're gonna be just fine. But that is just my opinion.

BTW I have a 3yo HP Pavillion laptop. I can also run PS7 nicely on an 4+ yo HP laptop (can't remember the model).

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