Hello
We have a Jvc HD camera, it records in .tod and AVCHD. I have a dell 1150 laptop with 512mb ram,onboard video and intel p4 2.2 ghz. It will play the videos sometimes but its tough. We can not edit them at all.

We are looking for a new laptop that will be able to do basic editing. ie) add music, menus text and cut and paste. We are newbies and need beginner software. We will do very little editing..... the package for the camera recommends 1.66gz dual core and 2 ghz of ram for pc.. mac says 1.66 with 1 gig.

My question is, what laptop would you suggest? mac or pc? and what speeds etc would I need? Is it possible to get something under $700? We are in Canada too if that makes a difference.

What software would you suggest?

We will be using the laptop for the above and also internet, utube, email basic typing etc... some online games for my 2year old... nothing big.

I have read all kinds of things and I am confused. I was hoping the folks here could give me some help, I would greatly appreciate it.

thanks
Jim