I suppose she could buy Leopard with Bootcamp and run Windows software, but honest, if you are going to spend the money, might as well buy Elements and be done with it.

For all the people who say Macs are so much better and the higher cost pays for itself in the long run, (which I disagree, but that's not the issue now) or that all the software you own, you have to buy again when you get a new Mac, or that many titles are not made for the Mac at all. Running Windows on a Mac might be the answer?

You can also run Linux on her computer and get Gimp which is free.

Try this page, which looks to have many graphics answers for Mac users.

Pure Mac: Graphics - Software for Macintosh

I used an all-in-one Imac last week, and it was running Windows. I have to admit, it was fast, the monitor was sharp and bright and I was impressed! I don't have the $1600 for one, but I was impressed and it ran CS3 without blinking. Much better than anything Win that I've ever owned.

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