Okay, it wasn’t that bad, but Adobe knew it had issues with the older code; with CS3, they’ve completely overhauled the drawing engine to get a much larger boost and bring an end to any nostalgia for the speedy—yet crashy—days of yore. Of course, this update also comes with Universal Binary Intel Mac support, a new interface, and some things called “new features” that we’ll also take a look at.
If you are a Photoshop user and are considering an upgrade to the latest version, Ars has got you covered. The review focuses on the Mac version, but PC users will be able to relate to a good portion of it.
Source: Ars Technica