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 - Vista and Photoshop CS3 Compatibility FixedUpdate on the situation: Recently 3dConnexion released a driver update for the SpaceNavigator. The update fixed the compatibility issues with Photoshop CS3. Anyway, I now give the product five stars and find it very valuable when navigating extremely large images. It's also quite a good deal at $59 MSRP for the PE version. Unfortunately, there's no way for me to update the number of stars on the review. ---------- I purchased this product exclusively to use with my Vista Home Premium PC and Adobe Photoshop CS3. I had no problems for the first 20 days or so. Now everytime I attempt to pan an image in Photoshop using the SpaceNavigator, Photoshop crashes and any unsaved work is lost. I downloaded the latest drivers, uninstalled and reinstalled, and even posted a blurb on their support forum to no avail. Nothing changed on my PC's configuration. I would return it to Amazon except I just recycled the cardboard packaging this morning and it just stopped working this evening. Nice concept, but it still has some serious software implementation issues and bugs. Rating:  - Great device, driver could use more work.I was intrigued by the SpaceNavigator after seeing videos of it in action. In the realm of 3d modeling, every program has its interface quirks and issues. The SpaceNavigator allows me to bridge those interface issues and work smoothly across apps, and I can't imagine being without it nowadays. However, although the device is well made and looks cool, the drivers need to be better written. Sometimes the drivers are sluggish in response in certain programs, and sometimes the device would lose my previous settings in a certain application, and I would have to calibrate it again. It would also be nice if it could support more applications. Rating:  - Perfect for people who work with CAD everyday!I started using a spaceball about 10 years ago and can not live without one now. I bought this one for my home office and for travelling to offsite locations. $50 is an incredible price for something that makes my job easier. The installation is very simple and it works flawlessly with most CAD programs out there. Rating: - Easy to use, essential peripheral!I bought this device recently to use with Google Earth and Secondlife. It was incredibly easy to use, right out of the box with no learning curve in either application. It makes 3D viewing, navigation and movement very intuitive. It is a solid piece of equipment yet occupies very little space on your disk or keyboard tray. For the relatively small price, the benefit is huge. Recommended! Rating: - SpaceNavigator PEThis is an extremely cool device. It is very well made and operates smoothly, clearly a high quality tool. Unfortunately it was not compatible with my system and caused the system to freeze when I used it with PSCS3. I am running 10.4.11 on a Mac dual 1.25 Ghz with 2 GB RAM and a Wacom Intuos 2 as my primary UI for graphics work. I was so impressed with the build quality of the SpaceNavigator that I really tried to justify keeping it, even if I just used it for Google Earth which really rocks with this thing. But, I had to literally force myself to return it.
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