CS4 HD video playback is choppy...need new computer?

Greetings. I'm running CS4 on a Core 2 Duo, 4GB RAM, 1GB Nvidia, 150GB 5400RPM harddrive + external 1TB WD passport drive. The details for my current laptop can be found here:
http://www.google.com/products/catalog?q=ASUS+X83VM-X2&hl=en&safe=off&cid=2602547068299286 283&os=tech-specs
Even after rendering an HD timeline to green, my laptop can't playback without stuttering, and eventually smooths out after you replay the clip two or three times. I don't know if that's the cache slowly remembering the playback or whatever reason that may be (??) but I've read here and there that the great thing about Intel i7 processors is that certain types are Quad Core, where supposedly the big performance difference is seen when handling HD. Obviously, there are many factors, but would a quad upgrade be the main solution to my problem? Below is the link to another ASUS that I could see myself getting for this i7 upgrade:
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=6891953&csid=IT D&body=MAIN
You might notice that the harddrive speeds for both laptops are 5400. I've read on the forums that video editing "tears 5400RPM drives apart"....I don't know if they meant "high definition" video editing, or just video editing. I've been piece together 480p and stretched-fake HD clips for quite some time, and nothing was torn up. HD I might believe...and so, do I need a 7200rpm harddrive for HD editing, or does the quad pretty much cover my solution?
Sorry if this is a lot to ask..it is vague, I agree.
Let me know what you think,
Thanks,
hunta

Yes, so first thing I see is that budget is definitely an issue.
While the TigerDirect link is exactly what I would need, the price is not. In that case, it's not too big of a deal if I can't bring my editing PC with me.
I googled a variety of desktop quad i7's you can look at here: http://www.google.com/search?q=4gb+ddr3+ram&hl=en&tbm=shop&aq=f#q=quad+core+i7+desktop&hl= en&safe=off&tbm=shop&ei=ln5vTu7ACdOnsAKj7sHsCQ&start=0&sa=N&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_cp.&fp =718be28aab5acfc7&biw=1280&bih=681
And would one like this be an acceptable equivalent to the laptops you guys are recommending?
http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?InvtId=XPS-8300-I734-R&utm_source=GoogleProducts&utm_medi um=ShoppingSites&utm_campaign=XPS-8300-I734-R
Additionally, for budget's sake, 8GB is a good start for me. 16GB can come later.
When you recommend two SATA drives, does that relate to the whole RAID setup thing? I watched a video explaining that one, but am not quite sure how I would configure two internatl 7200rpm SATA drives to work with each other that way. Getting two SATA wouldn't be an issue either, since I could just take the tower apart and slap in a cheap 7200 found here: http://www.google.com/products/catalog?hl=en&safe=off&q=7200rpm&gs_upl=1446457l1447988l0l1 448814l7l7l0l0l0l0l415l2170l2-4.2.1l7l0&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_cp.&biw=1280&bih=681&um=1& ie=UTF-8&tbm=shop&cid=7227007111886761763&sa=X&ei=O4RvTs6fEqWqsAKHzNDvCQ&ved=0CIgBEPMCMAA
I should probably make sure that the two SATA drives are by the same manufacturer?
Thanks for responding so quickly!
-Hunter

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