Personally, I would forget about using a laptop to capture and edit hi def video on. Get a desktop computer instead and the spec you quote of 1GB and SATA drives is not demanding, in fact it's the bare minimum basic spec and you'll need much more than it to work with hi def video. Other forum members are more experienced in this field so I will let them explain what you need.

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