I got a laptop for Christmas....Compaq......it rocks......and ofcourse, WindowsXP....what else is there to run??!!!! So, I got MovieEditPro software to go with it and I want to say that software rocks for moviemaking!!!!! It's very innovative and only costs 30 bucks!!!! This stuff is on a par with FinalCutPro and all the Big names in software for movie editing. Trust me, buy the MovieEditPro before you spend a ton of money and see how it rocks.......save time and money when you're making movi...