Best Lightweight Photoshop Alternative?

jeanpaul1979

jeanpaul1979

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Photoshop's long loading time is becoming a pain in the ass lately so I'm looking for a lightweight alternative that will still let me do a lot of useful things.
I have infranview installed atm. but that's too basic, I need something between that and Photoshop's functionality.

I searched for lightweight PS alternatives online but there are so many, I can't tell the forest from the trees... So I figured I ask here since mostly here people here are pretty savvy.

What's the best lightweight photoshop in your opinion?
 


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I'm on a fast minilaptop, yet PS is still too slow for basic edits.

I recommend you submit that painting to your local art gallery though, it just could make you rich.
 
Why not

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It uses about 200-400mb ram. Starts in 7 seconds on 2ghz, 256mb video card with 512 mb ram.

It can do 95% of things modern ps can do
 
Reinstall windows, it's probably bloated with shit. CS5 lads in ~10 secs on my sub $300 test PC..
 
For reference PS CS6 loads in 4-5 seconds first load, 3 seconds subsequently on my celeron based PC with crucial M4 ssd.

Get an SSD, the best upgrade for any PC with HDD no matter the spec
 
Shack said:
Buy an SSD if you want Photoshop to work faster.
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this x 100

single best upgrade you can do for your computer. you will never want to work on a computer with a regular hard drive again. Everything opens faster with an SSD
 
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