Adobe + M1

[Hulbert99]

Hi all,

 

Has anyone got a new M1 Apple Device (ideally a mac mini) and running the Adobe CC suite yet?

 

I have noted this linke https://helpx.adobe.com/download-install/kb/apple-silicon-m1-chip.html but wondered if anyone has some real world performance experience with it please?

 

Thanks

[markrobertsbarter]

Are you asking about the whole suite running under Rosetta 2, or the Photoshop native M1 Beta?

[Hulbert99]

This user primarily uses Photoshop, Indesign and Illustrator. Thanks

[markrobertsbarter]

OK. In a nutshell: Photoshop Beta already runs much faster than the Intel build and will - likely - be fully supported by Adobe in January or February. You should note that there currently isn’t feature-parity between the two PS versions, though!

 

InDesign and Illustrator have no published roadmap for support from Adobe. So, you could be waiting for months.

 

A graphic designer friend of mine has tried InDesign on her M1 MacBook Air and says that it is much slower than her Intel MacBook Pro.

 

I would expect this to continue through the first half of 2021, at least.

[DalekSec]

Personally wouldn't buy a M1 for an mission critical work loads currently. Give it time to bed in and iron out bugs and get support. If you need a device ASAP that 'just works' get an Intel based one.

 

If you're ok with a few problems for the next 6 months or so then go ahead with the M1 (I would but i'm waiting for the M2!)