laptop for edius 5

[lillenes]

Hi! I've got Edius 5 software, but no computer that is up to date to run it...
Would like a laptop since I occasionally do some work for a national news channel..
Can anyone recommend a inexpensive laptop that will work?
I need to work with both SD and HD, recording at P2 cards (camera=HVX200)

 

[dregenthal]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834214063 I bought one of these (might have been a slightly different model number but it is a Toshiba Tecra) about three years ago for mobile work. I've been using Edius Broadcast since v3., using v5 now. Check out the specs: XP Pro, 4 gigs ram, 7200 rpm 320 gig HD, 3 year warranty. Best part, and the reason I bought it in the first place, it has the pcmcia slot so you can be shooting while your partner is off loading from your 1st P2 card. I've been using Toshiba for my laptops since back when you had to have wheels on them.