[dangus]

For #1, I can’t imagine either switching over to open source or an Adobe competitor isn’t going to easily surpass CS6 with how old it is. I have to think GIMP has caught up with and surpassed CS6 by now.

For #2, I think if it was me and I really wanted to stick with the Mac and upgrad I’d just run Parallels. Sure, it’s yet another license, but it runs a lot of stuff pretty well, including some 3D games, so I think it might be worth trying.

Another part of me wonders if Crossover/Wine could run that CAD software.

Of course, you want to be able to run these on a trial before you buy any hardware.

If you’re not aware of OpenCore Legacy I might as well mention that in case you need a newer version of macOS on that hardware.

[selcuka]

> I have to think GIMP has caught up with and surpassed CS6 by now.

Feature-wise, maybe, but UX is totally different.

If you are using the latest Adobe products at work, for example, you would want the same UI when you are doing something at home.