Originally Posted by
swise
Get a used or refurbed Mac Mini. It comes with iLife. So easy you don't even need a manual to use it. Great DVD menu templates. Good movie effects. All of the applications work together.
You could probably find a used Mac Mini for $300.
That is just really bad advise. Someone looking for cheap video editing software for his new notebook should not be told to "buy a mac".
Nero at $50 would be just perfect for this and doesn't require an entirely new machine.
AND, on Ebay most mini's sell for around $350+shipping and most of them don't even come with a keyboard and mouse AND only have 512Mb of ram. Have you ever tried upgrading the ram in a mini? It's a nightmare, just like video editing will be with that little memory.
Seriously, the "buy a mac" advise just doesn't always apply.