Laptop? The two best ones right now are:
1.
HP EliteBook 8730w with the DREAMCOLOR 17" screen
2.
17" MacBook Pro 2.8Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo-processor
These portable workstations are pricey, but blow all the others out there into smithereens.
!@#$%!,
I just got myself a 27" iMac 2,66-GHz Intel Core i5 Quad-Core with 8GB 1066 MHz DDR3 SDRAM.
These babies transcode R3D files > ProRes Quicktime files like a mutherfucker!
Editing HD material hasn't been easier.
Needed an inbetween machine to edit Sony PMW-EX1 footage for a client,
while I wait with anticipation for the new 16 Core Mac Pros, due in 2010.
This iMac's 27" 2560 x 1440 res screen is a dream come true.
The only two cons: a glossy screen and a single Firewire 800 port.
No big deal.