Advice on a laptop for doing video with

Hi,

I'm looking for a laptop to do video editing and webcasting with, and I'd really appreciate some buying advice.

1_What is your budget?

£1650

2_What is the size of the notebook that you are considering?

15"

3_What screen resolution do you want?

Not sure

4_Do you need a portable or desktop replacement laptop?

Desktop replacement

5_How much battery life do you need?

Good battery life

6_Do you want to play games with your laptop? If so then please list the games that you want to with the settings that you want for these games. (Low,Medium or High)?

No games

7_What other tasks do you want to do with your laptop? (Photo / Video editing,watching movies, Etc.)

Video editing and live webcasting

8_How much storage (H.D.D Capacity) do you need?


At least 150GB

9_If you are considering specific sites to buy from, please post the links to them.

NA

10_How long do you want to keep your laptop?

3 years


11_What kind of Optical drive do you need? DVD ROM/Writer,Bluray ROM/Writer,Etc ?

Min DVD writer - pref upgradeable to blu ray later

12_Please tell us about the brands that you prefer to buy from them and the brands that you don't like and explain the reasons.

I have had a sony vaio before and been very happy with them, but the ones I have looked at with this spec are out of my budget!

13_What country do you live in?

UK


14_Please tell us any additional information if needed.


Please let me know if this isn't a realistic budget - would I be better off getting a desktop?

Thanks!

Iain