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Summary: Adobe slows my latest centrino 1.8Mhz, 1 GB memory to 286
Review: Yes, I've suspected as much. Adobe have been the main drivers for microsoft and intel in their battle for "hearts and minds" to get you to upgrade old equipment. The argument goes "Well I kn ow its slow but I just need a faster processor, extra memory etc" to run photoshop, or adobe product x.I have previously been running acrobat 5.0 on a 800MhZ pentium in windows 2000 with 256 MBytes memory and it was working pretty fast. So now that I have the latest centrino with 1GB memory and XP and Acrobat 6.0 professional is it unreasonable to expect things to work a little quicker!?? Well I have just converted a 55 page *text* document (note - no images) and it has taken 10 minutes on this latest hardware. Thats not impressive! As soon as I start the conversion *everthing* else stops (I have been unable to achieve this level of hammering on my machine with 3D rendering, scientific numerical equation solvers you name it). It eats the whole ram to do the conversion so *nothing* else can work while it does its business. The processor is not flatout but somehow is unable to do much else for 10 mins while we wait for Mr. adobe and his latest products. What are abode playing at? How can you release upgrades that work that much slower than the previous version?!! I get it, now I know that adobe are conspiring with wintel to make us buy faster computers, it just cannot be this slow. Dont waste your money.
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Summary: Acrobat 6.0, a true winner!
Review: I have to say not much has changed since version 5.0, but interms of reliability it certainly has gained improvements. I have lots of Office documents on my computer. Some I like to keep in PDF format for easier sharing with individuals and security. Version 5.0 was a disaster when it came to converting PDF's in Office XP. I downloaded the 5.6 update patch fro m Adobe to work with Word 2002 and the other respective Office XP applications. When I tried to convert a document from the PDF creator link in the Office application it took so long, sometimes unsucessful when it was in the process of creating the PDF. Acrobat 6.0 is a different story, the speed at which PDF's are created is just amazing, its just like saving a Word document. Thats right, you heard me, thats how fast creating a PDF in Acrobat 6.0 is. Unless you have a slow machine where saving a document is slow, then it is no comparison. But trust me the overall improvements made to Acrobat 6.0 is truly worth getting. Other features include a Acrobat link in the web browser toolbar that makes it simple to turn a webpage into a PDF, Java support and other features when it comes to editing a PDF or updating one. Its a shame there is no support for the forth coming Microsoft Office InfoPath 2003, which is a application for creating electronic forms based on XML (Extensible Markup Language). I have not tried it with Visio diagrams but I don't expect any problems because its just like PowerPoint anyway. But for persons who use the core Office applications, Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint, Acrobat will certainly ease the process of sharing your information in a more secure and effective way. Another fault though there is no support for Microsoft Access Reports, that would certainly be nice (regardless you can send the report to Microsoft Word then create the PDF, doing it from within Access would be much quicker), may be we will see that in a future version. Another great improvement its the speed at which the program Acrobat 6.0 loads, compared to Acrobat 5.0 its light years away. Buy this if your experience with 5.0 is a disaster or you are a user of a earlier version of Acrobat.
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Summary: Warning!!! Danger if using Office 2003 Windows XP!!!
Review: I love Acrobat. It won't work with Office 2003 (xp home on computer). Get a "unable to print to pdf" error upon installation. Check the Adobe homepage, it's a problem they're aware of (their recommended "fix" was to turn OFF "system restore" (which deletes ALL previous restore points!) and to edit the system path variable (also "icky" if no system restore to help out) Don't do it........don't buy it....I tried the upgrade to 6.0.1 as well.........didn't work......wait for the fix in the next version....Acrobat is good...they'll fix it.....just have to be patient :-) p.s. works like a champ in MS Office XP professional (not Office 2003)
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Summary: PDF Freak
Review: This is the newest version of Adobe Acrobat. Adobe Acrobat installs as a printer under Windows NT, Windows 2000, or Windows XP. Creating a PDF file is as simple as selecting the 'print' command from any application and choosing the Adobe Acrobat printer. Also, Adobe Acrobat install shortcuts inside MS Office programs (word, excel, etc) through which you can convert any file to PDF format. There is also a spelling check tool in addition to PDF optimize tool which minimize the file size while marinating the PDF quality, also you can add different background to your PDF file in a way that is much easier than Word. There are a lot of other features you can find without read the user manual. There is other programs that can create PDF files, like Win2PDF, EasyOffice with PDF Filter 6.0, SolidConverter PDF 2.0 PDF runs as a standalone utility, with Adobe Acrobat or Reader not required, and pdf ghostscript tool. Some of them are free, while other cost about $25-$50. The only problem some of them can only convert a certain file type while other doesn't give you the ability to edit already created PDF files (extract pictures or text). Also, if you use an equation editor like Mathtype, it's better to use Adobe Acrobat. Adobe Acrobat 6.0 is slightly faster than Adobe Acrobat 5, with some extra features. If you have Adobe Acrobat 5 you don't have to upgarde.
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Summary: Upgrade is no help for Real Estate
Review: As a Realtor who is pushing the envelope, attempting to move to digital file keeping, digital recording, digital faxing, and digital signing, the concept of Adobe Acrobat is extremely helpful. I've been using Adobe Acrobat since version 4. Version 5 was a very useful upgrade, worth every cent. Version 6 was a grand waste of money and has turned into a waste of time. Files take longer to save in Adobe Acrobat 6, but they do end up being smaller, so maybe there is a more advanced compression algorithm at work. Nevertheless, files do take about twice as long to save in the new version.
Furthermore, at least for my line of work, I see no useful additions to the software. The interface looks a little fancier, and a little more advanced with more curved lines and a splash screen with transparency...(everybody together now, "Oooooh, aaaaaaah"). But, at least for my line of work, I have not seen any productivity or security upgrades which make the investment worthwhile. Save yourself the money and stay with version 5.0.
Unfortunately, it seems that the other reviewers' negative comments are right on the money.
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Summary: It's bader than James Brown (help me now- OW!)
Review: My personal favorite with SE is when you open a link on a web page that's a pdf and acrobat doesn't appear, and the page locks up, and as you're rebooting you notice that as the IE window closed there was an Adobe dialog box behind IE. Sadly, you could not get to it because IE was locked. My next favorite part of 6.0 has to do with the time it takes from clicking a PDF on a fast server to the display time. The load time on Adobe can only be compared to the time it takes to get the last passengers on a TWA flight to put their bagage up - pitifuly slow and you wonder what's wrong with it. I can open Word, all 26 megs of its little memory hogging self, 3 times in the time it take acrobat to open on a cranky day. I have not figured out what makes Acrobat so inconsistant, it's insane. In conclusion, my last peeve with this software is that many programs I deal with (cough Final Draft) when you are attempting to print a run, end up as 2 seperate PDF jobs that you have to go in and combine later. While this may not be Adobe's issue, it sure would be nice to be able to wait to finish the file until you're ready.
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Summary: This is no upgrade. Stay with Acrobat 5.
Review: "Acrobat 6 Standard" came bundled with my new PC. I tried it for a week but found myself disappointed with it for all the same reasons given in the other unfavorable reviews here--disappointed enough to remove it from my new PC and to replace it with the Acrobat 5 that I'd been using on my old PC. I haven't much to add to what the other reviewers have said, but I'll go ahead and state the following: 6 is too different from 5 in its menu structure. The difference would be acceptable if the purpose were obvious--say, to make 6's menus better resemble those of other, high-volume applications such as Excel and Word. But the menu differences between 6 and 5 seem to be completely arbitrary. Many of the sophisticated yet useful features that were standard in 5 are now, evidently, premium in 6. I say "evidently" because can I only assume that these features are available, at extra cost, in the Professional verion of 6. I think one such feature perhaps is "Tools->Locate Web Addresses->Create Web Links from URLs in text". I use that feature all the time in Acrobat 5, but I don't remember seeing it in Acrobat 6 Standard.
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Summary: Here is the Skinny on the Deal II
Review: By the time I was done reading the reviews for Adobe Acrobat 6.0 I was depressed. Not only do I not have Windows XP, or Windows 2000, or NT installed in my machine (The only operating systems that will work with 6) I also couldn't muster up the confidence in the product after so many people were giving it the thumbs down.
I want to create an eBook, and Adobe Reader is the most popular reader out there, with some 400 million, to a half a billion users with it installed.
What a dilemma. I kept coming back to read some more. Finally I found the answer. I bought a new Adobe Acrobat 5.0 here at Amazon from one of their vendors, and it works great with my Windows 98SE. I planned on buying the 6.0 upgrade after they got the bugs out, and or I got a new computer with XP. Then I found out that 5.0 was the only version before, and that was the professional version. 6.0 Standard is a geared down version of 5. Ok, so it has some additional features, but it is missing even more of them. You have to buy the pro version to get what 5 already has. Notwithstanding, 6 pro has some multimedia features, and other various features that are nice to have.
So what's the skinny on the deal? For what I paid for a new 5 that is the full program, unregistered, and upgradeable, plus what I would have to pay here at Amazon for the 6 Professional Upgrade, I saved 80 bucks, and wound up with both versions 5 and 6 pro. Which as I mentioned are both professional versions. If I bought 5 and upgraded to 6 standard, I would only spend a little more for both versions. (About 4 percent more for standard, and about 20 percent less for professional) That way if 6 standard turned out to be as bad as many were saying it is, I would have 5 also.
In the final analysis, I am using 5 and am super excited about the new capabilities that Adobe Acrobat gives you. I'm hoping that by the time I get a new machine with XP on it, Adobe will come out with 6.something, or a second edition of 6 etc. with the fixes built in.
I'm not the only one to come to this conclusion. I noticed in the sales rank at the time I bought it and wrote this review, that 5 was outselling 6. Also I noticed that in the "Those who bought 5 also bought this" section, it had a special note that said, 47% of the people who bought 5 also bought the 6 upgrade. If your running XP, 2000, or NT, get them both. That way all the bases are covered.
Check out the reviews on 5 you'll be surprised how everybody raves about it. To be perfectly honest with you, if I had an XP machine, I would have ordered the 6 upgrade at the same time. Hope this helps.
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Summary: Batch Processing IS NOT Included in Standard
Review: Do not purchase this product if you are assuming (especially due to the descriptions on Amazon of this product) that the Batch Processing feature is included. It isn't included; save the $7.00 and just order professional. (or better yet use an open-source product)
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Summary: This is no upgrade. Stay with Acrobat 5.
Review: "Acrobat 6 Standard" came bundled with my new PC. I tried it for a week but found myself disappointed with it for all the same reasons given in the other unfavorable reviews here--disappointed enough to remove it from my new PC and to replace it with the Acrobat 5 that I'd been using on my old PC. I haven't much to add to what the other reviewers have said, but I'll go ahead and state the following: 6 is too different from 5 in its menu structure. The difference would be acceptable if the purpose were obvious--say, to make 6's menus better resemble those of other, high-volume applications such as Excel and Word. But the menu differences between 6 and 5 seem to be completely arbitrary. Many of the sophisticated yet useful features that were standard in 5 are now, evidently, premium in 6. I say "evidently" because can I only assume that these features are available, at extra cost, in the Professional verion of 6. I think one such feature perhaps is "Tools->Locate Web Addresses->Create Web Links from URLs in text". I use that feature all the time in Acrobat 5, but I don't remember seeing it in Acrobat 6 Standard.
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