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Ric,
I hate to be a killjoy with your laptop concept, and there are some clever folk here that have already given good advice.
I started with the desktop, cables and wires much like you.
Then the light went on, get a laptop, and I tried a P2 233hz etc (bear in mind this was 2002/2003). It worked but the dropped frames, and snails pace drove me nuts. I went to the desktop, and away it went.
Then another moment of madness saw me take over a redundant laptop which my son had used. It was a Celeron 2.8, with 768mb RAM, and everything that laptops seem to need.
It worked, but like Ponders said, it wasn't the fastest thing around. I eventually (just last month) sold this and went back to a desktop system (AMD3500+, with 1Gig RAM etc).
NOW it cooks.
Where is this leading? In my case I observe/image near the hanger, where my scopes etc live. It is asphalt from the door to the pier, with grass from the pier. I have AC power at the door, and a cord about 15 meters is all I need. The desktop resides in a converted TV trolly, and is simply wheeled out each time I need it. May not suit everyone, but works for me.
Consider also that I have to capture and process on this one computer, my "inside the house" desktop isn't suitable (it is a Mac).
Gary
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