If you are a beginner then I recommend that your cut your teeth on one f the budegt offerings to begin with. Why not try a free trial (by download or cover disk) from ULead (Video Studio 9), Pinnacle (Studio 9) or Adobe Premier Elements?
Try the trials, you've got nothing to lose. 
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IBM A51p with 160Gb Boot Disk, 160Gb external Firewire Disk, 2Gb Memory and a super duper sound card, 17\" TFT Monitor etc etc etc
Sony TRV33e : Sony TRV310e : Canon XM2
ULead products mostly including Mediastudio Pro (V8.0), Video Studio 8, Movie Factory 2.0, Premiere Elements
Remember, there is always more to learn than there is to teach. | 
Which software is better for begginers? Premiere o Final cut 
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