Need new notebook for video editing

I've been shopping for a new notebook for my friend. He will be editing 50 p loaded from his Panasonic HC - X920, using Premier Pro.
It must be a notebook, a desktop is not an option. I've narrowed it down to a particular Asus system here in Northern Thailand. Selection/variety is a bit of an issue here.
It will be used primarily for editing short clips ( 6 - 30 seconds ) used as stock footage. On occasion he does a 1 - 5 minute YouTube video.
I'm aware the following system only has a 5400 RPM drive and that is my main concern. Other than that, will the system have sufficient resources for most jobs (short clips)?
Any help/advice would be much appreciated.
ASUS N750JV-T4099H
CPU
Intel Core i7-4700HQ (2.40 GHz, 6 MB L3 Cache, up to 3.40 GHz)
Chipset
Mobile Intel HM87 Express Chipset
Graphic system
Graphic Chip
nVidia GeForce GT 750M (4 GB GDDR3)
Display
Type
17.3 inch WUXGA (1920x1080) Full HD LED
Main Memory
Memory
16 GB DDR3
Hard Disk Drive
Hard Disk
1 TB 5400 RPM
Optical Disc Drive
Drive
Blu-ray Disc Drive (Blu-ray Writable)
Web Camera
Details
HD Webcam

Thanks for the thoughtful reply Bill. It's what I was hoping for.
Without swapping out the 1 TB hard drive, would you say editing short clips is doable? Would there be noticable jitter when editing short clips or only when attempting to load and edit many clips at once?
Currently on the Dell with an i-5 processor, we're able to handle single clips in Premier Elements no problem. I'm assuming we could do the same with the new system which has considerably more ram and a better graphics card. But of course I don't want to commit my friend to buying a system which can't then handle 50 p clips.
Thanks in advance. I do appreciate the input.

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