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As far as laptops go I wouldn't get another HP. I have had a few. My wife's one failed a few weeks ago after 5 years. The guy in the store reckoned that was a great life span for laptops. That they usually only last 2 years. He said ASUS lasted a bit longer at about 5.
I was surprised as I assumed a good laptop should last for 10. so buyer beware on laptops and it would be worth your while checking them out at review sites, personal recommendations etc.
Another possibility for video is the cheaper end Nikons. D3100 has video and I think they are only about $500. 7D no doubt has a better feature set in video but I am sure the little Nikon will be no slouch. That way you could get both.
A good high end laptop is more like around $1000 rather than $1500.
You'd want an i7 chip and 1 terrabyte of hard disk and a decent amount of RAM. I think I have 4gb RAM, i7, 700gb hard disk and this computer does astro processing fairly easily. Its an HP and it cost around $1000 about 2 years ago.
Greg.
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