My 600$ (usually 750$ plus)Toshiba (dont have model handy) will run any good complex Video program and render fairly fast, handles Photoshop and others with ease and is not a bad gamer, it will be outdated sooner than later, so IMO I would not get a top of the line laptop, as they are not ideal for upgrading. For me portabilty is important, so desktops were ruled out, but still have one as a basic workstation. Computers can be found anywhere, anytime at good prices, boats less though.

As mentioned resale value of a nearly new, already depreciated boat will be almost 100% return, way less on a computer.