Video editing, burning etc on a laptop?

Wow I appreciate the detailed reply. I dont do alot of editing. It takes me about 4 hours from start to finish to make the first DVD. Most of the time it is the computer/software taking so long. What is taking it so long? I load the snips of the games from my video camera into the software, make a title and then start the "movie" process. Then pick the title theme/page and burn the first dvd.