Geez, you let her off lightly!

Did she say more to you than in your quote? Coz that brief quote doesn\’t explain whether she had the software first or not.

If she had the software first, then she was never going to buy a Mac, as she already would’ve had Windows versions.

If she had a $2000 budget, why didn\’t she spend more of it and get a laptop that would really suit her needs longer term too. For example, a 7200RPM HDD, a faster CPU to handle high def video, even more RAM?

If she didn\’t have the software, then was that part of her $2000 budget? If it was, then the budget was misleading. And, if she wanted a laptop for video editing, why did she spend only $99 on video editing software, but $249 on the scriptwriting software? That seems to indicate she\’s more about writing than video editing. Which again, is not portrayed in the ad.

And, as a filmmaker, why did she have so little understanding of her requirements, trusting the salesman\’s \"huh-mmm\" when she asked if the graphics would be powerful enough.

And what\’s with the shrug at the Mac when she says \"It\’s only got 2GB RAM\". It\’s like she\’s assuming that\’s a maximum.

And what about HD? Let\’s assume she\’s not shooting HD now, as that laptop is underspecced for HD. In fact, Adobe\’s Premiere Elements system requirements say a 3GHz processor for HDV or BluRay. But what about the future when she does want to work with HD?

I don\’t care that she didn\’t buy a Mac, but she sure didn\’t shop wisely. She didn\’t properly consider her software or future needs.

Of course, maybe it\’s just the editing of the ad that has portrayed her badly.

But Sheila Dvorak?. any relation with THE Dvorak we all know?.