Help looking for editing program

I'm wanting to get a new software tired of iMovie and idk what to get I would like to stay under the 1000's if possible I was also looking into final cut express but I was reading the servers are dead now? What dose that mean would it effect anything if I did buy it anyway???? Please help!!!!!

If you're planning on an editing career, I doubt that many post houses will be using FCP-X.  At least not for quite some time.  Youd be better off learning Avid.  But if you plan to be your own boss, and you're not editing for broadcast, feature films or any type of project that would require collaboration of any kind, FCP-X is probably be just the thing you need.
As of now, FCP-X is geared toward the editor that needs no collaboration, that doesn't need to output to broadcast tape formats, that doesn't need to monitor on a professional external TV monitor, that doesn't need a full featured DVD authoring app, that outputs primarily for web viewing and limited DVD.  That may change in the coming months and years as third parties develop products that add some of the functionality that was stripped away by Apple.  Apple themselves may add some of those features back, but I wouldn't bet my business's future on it.
That said, I agree with Matt; don't waste time, money or effort on training to use software that has been discontinued. Try out FCP-X and see if it suits your needs.  There's a great series of free tutorials here: http://www.izzyvideo.com/final-cut-pro-x-tutorial/ and also a paid tutorial here: http://www.rippletraining.com/categories/final-cut-studio-courses/final-cut-pro- products/final-cut-pro-10-core-training.html
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