if you have the cash, are serious about editing a LOT, and want to make things easy on yourself, don't look at FCP. Final cut sucks compared to other NLE's (except Premiere. Premiere sucks worse
). Go for a turnkey Avid laptop. Which version of Avid you want is gonna depend on what you intend to do, but Xpress will probably fit your bill. Look to spend 3-5k depending on what options you equip. You can pick which platform (PC or Mac) you want to run it on when you buy the system.