VMWare Fusion3 + Adobe PS CS4

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In a VM Photoshop CS4 won't perform very well. Especially considering that you only have 2 GB of RAM, thus won't be able to give the VM more than 1 GB of RAM.

Why don't you use the native OS X version of the CS4 suite?

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You would best be off if you could get the Mac versions of the software. If you do not want to buy the Mac versions, then you'd be better off running bootcamp and dual booting Windows and Mac OS as 2GB is not enough. Don't forget you'll be using memory from MAc OS, Fusion itself, Windows within fusion and the software.

Definitely not a lot of memory to do what you want. Might as well expand to 4GBs.

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Photoshop should run better with more RAM but still not anywhere near as well as it would in Boot Camp. Dreamweaver should run fine.

The problem with getting the OSX version is that'll set you back quite a bit of money. I'd say use Boot Camp or get a nice OSX PS alternative like Acorn. Or just try running it in a VM, can't hurt, just don't expect great results.

Why would the Mac version set you back any more than the Windows version?

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Because last time I looked the keys aren't cross-platform, meaning you have to get another license. I think Adobe offers a discount on those licenses but I'm not sure how much it is.

You can crossgrade, but there are exclusions. You might not be allowed no more since CS5 is out and you'd have to upgrade.

Best thing to do is call customer services for your country and check. http://www.adobe.com/support/contact/

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