Existing users, 
This is a classic Mac OS X application and one great example of software engineering and design.
But it requires the patience of Job to use on slower machines. And I don't mean very slow. I use a PowerBook G4 1 Ghz with 1 GB of RAM and I spend a lot of time twiddling my thumbs, waiting for OmniGraffle to do the simplest things (like open a file or save a file). This is in its default state with no extra stenciles installed. Don't install palettes or matters just get worse.
Truly great app, but I would say requires at least a G5 to operate.
OmniGraffle Pro
Diagrams, family trees, flow charts, org charts...
Version: 5.2.1
Requires a Substantial Machine
Feedback Type: Review
Contributed by: robulack Thursday, February 24 2005 @ 07:41 AM PST
Product Platform: MacOSX
Used Product For: Over One Year
Recommend Product: YES
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Comments
Requires a Substantial Machine - skyo63
Same here.1,5 GHz 2004 powerbook - no problems with speed.
Saturday, March 26 2005 @ 07:19 AM PST
Requires a Substantial Machine (not!) - Dana Nau
Same here. I haven't tried 3.2.1 yet, but have used several earlier versions on two PowerBook G4s (1000 MHz and 500 Mhz). I've had no speed problems on either of them.Wednesday, April 06 2005 @ 08:15 PM PDT
Requires a Substantial Machine (not!) - epc
No speed problems on my G4/800Wednesday, April 06 2005 @ 09:01 PM PDT
Requires a Substantial Machine - MacSailor
No speed problems whatsoever with my Pismo 500.Wednesday, April 06 2005 @ 11:16 PM PDT
Requires a Substantial Machine - MacSailor
No speed problems whatsoever with my Pismo 500 and MacOS 1.3.8.Wednesday, April 06 2005 @ 11:16 PM PDT
Requires a Substantial Machine - CraigP
No problems with speed on my 12" PowerBook. As is the way with OS X, plenty of RAM is always a good thing. I always work with 768MB as standard.Thursday, April 07 2005 @ 01:35 AM PDT
Requires a Substantial Machine - emarmite--2008
Same here, been using it for several years on various machines. Only got slow when I was dealing with multi-canvas very large documents full of graphics and spin. It's an amazing product, worth every penny. I just wish it could import WMF format graphics so I could work completely seamlessly with Visio.Thursday, April 07 2005 @ 08:48 AM PDT
Requires a Substantial Machine - dylan3--2008
I agree with other posters -- OMNIGraffle Pro works fine on my 500MHz TiBook / 1GB memory. There must be something else going on with your machine to see this behavior.Thursday, April 07 2005 @ 09:32 AM PDT
Requires a Substantial Machine - sporobolus
i use OmniGraffle Pro on a tiBook 1GHz and on complex diagrams it's a bit pokey, especially when bringing up certain palettesThursday, April 07 2005 @ 12:42 PM PDT
Requires a Substantial Machine - keri_ah
667 G4 PB with 512 memory -- no problems with speed hereSaturday, April 09 2005 @ 07:29 AM PDT
Requires a Substantial Machine - keri_ah
This is NOT my experience!667 G4 PB with 512 memory -- no problems with speed here
Saturday, April 09 2005 @ 07:30 AM PDT
Requires a Substantial Machine - Nah - michaelccm
I'm running on a 500 MHz iBook with 384 MB RAM and it runs awesome!M
Saturday, April 09 2005 @ 03:07 PM PDT
Requires a Substantial Machine - Sarfaraz
I don't have the same experience with this application. I use it on a 1.33Ghz 17 inch Powerbook with 1Gb of RAM and I find the performance very good. Even on my previous 667Mhz powerbook, I don't recall any performance problems. *Very* occasionally I have to wait but only when handling large documents.Reply to This
Thursday, March 24 2005 @ 01:36 AM PST