#4
This is old but I feel like it's worth a bump to mention one of my favorite FREE Photoshop killers:

The GiMP http://www.gimp.org/
Dell Optiplex 745
Windows XP Professional SP3
Intel Core2 6400 @ 2.13Ghz
4GB RAM
Nvidia GeForce GT 610
[I'd rather be on my home computer]

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