Do i need a better computer?

go to my computer>system properties and look at your computer specs. if you have more than a 2 ghz dual core processer and more than 2gb youll be fine. its just really laggy on playbacks and takes forever to render, but other than that, theres no difference in terms of what you can do.

post the specs here, but you definetly don't need to spend thousands just to edit. Yes it will make your life easier, but with regular t3i footage, you will encounter the law of diminishing returns very quickly. For example, I went from 8gb to 16gb of ram on my computer. Yes it is a little faster in general, but not much. Even for gopro footage/similar (occasionally I will have stuff from a friends 60d), it doesn't make that big of a difference. Where I do notice it is with panoramas or hacked gh2 footage. These things push the limits of other computers, but mine can handle it fine. If you have the money, go for it, you will love it, but don't feel that you need to sell you car and buy a new 12 core mac pro to make an edit.

From what I could find from this model on newegg:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?gclid=CJL-6rO9p7sCFTJo7Aodsl0Abw&Item=N82E16834256863&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleAdwords&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-_-pla-_-All+Laptops+%2f+Notebooks-_-N82E16834256863&ef_id=UqffPQAABJhGZkcl:20131211055244:s

You may be alright, I don't know anything about amd processors really, 4gb ram is alright, but 8 would be better. You will want to get an external hard drive (back up and storage). Also, the screen is alright, but could be better, and that will likely be the most annoying part. Getting an external monitor could help.

Lastly, if you have the cash and want a macbook pro, I am going to sell mine at the end of the semester (this weekend). PM me for details/shameless plug

I've edited HD videos on a PowerBook G4.

make your own icon man! fyi my old account was Vermont, but lost it somehow.

Cool, thanks guys +k and yeah I need a new one ironic cats are super played out anyway nowadays.

This.

My laptop is an OOOOLD macbook right now with only 4gb and a 2.4 gb processor. It's slow as balls, but it works when i'm not at home and can use my imac.

You need to turn the fuck up.

You need to shut the fuck up.