Need a laptop for video and have no direction...please help!

Hello,
My name is Bryan Troxell and I just started film school this week. After attending my first editing classes I learned that we would be using Adobe Premiere Pro as our editing program of choice. This opened my options for purchasing a laptop as I had previously narrowed my search to Apple based laptops. Now I have the dilemma of trying to find a portable workstation for video editing that will last me through school and beyond. I am open to windows and apple devices and I have a price range of about $2000 including tax. I live in Washington so really my purchase needs to be around 1800 or lower for me to remain within my budget. The reason I need a laptop as opposed to a desktop is the neccessity for mobility and the ability to edit while at school(which has outdated imac models) and at home. I am looking for maximum mobility and solid battery life. So I am hoping for a 15 inch class with at least 5 hours of battery life. If this is unattainable in my price range then as close to it as possible. I guess I am asking for help because I haven't searched for a computer in almost 3 years now and have no clue what I will need beyond a quad core processor, minimum 8gb of ram, and a 1080p display. I hope that the knowledgeable minds here can point me in the right direction. 
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Bryan Troxell

From everything I have read online I want a Haswell processor. I did happen to find 4 builds that have caught my attention but I was wondering if you guys might be able to give some input. All 4 are different brands and somewhat similar specs but I might be missing something.
TOSHIBA Qosmio X75-A7298
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834216537&cm_mmc=CNETFinders-_-Noteb ookFinder-_-na-_-na
ASUS G75 Series G750JX-DB71
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834231090&cm_mmc=CNETFinders-_-Noteb ookFinder-_-na-_-na
MSI GT Series GT70 2OC-017US
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834152399&cm_mmc=CNETFinders-_-Noteb ookFinder-_-na-_-na
GIGABYTE P27K-CF2
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834233024&cm_mmc=CNETFinders-_-Noteb ookFinder-_-na-_-na
I have never heard of the brand in the 4th model before but with the few hundred dollars in savings I was wondering if it was worth looking at. If you have any input that you can give on these models or have any others to reccommend please let me know. Thank you

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