First.... maybe someone can give you a more informed view than mine...
But my experience which is a little limited would make me believe this.....
It all depends on the size of the files you plan to edit... DVC100 files should be fine on all new mac laptops
I use FCP 6 on a Mac Tower with 8 gigs of ram....
But FCP 6 can only neutralise 4 gigs of ram...... not sure about FCP 7
So 4 gigs is as high as it goes.......
I am not sure about the exact mac laptops you are talking about but the last time I checked most decent mac laptops where all coming with 2 gigs of ram..... and you can always add another 2 gigs of ram which you have to buy separately...... roughly about 100$ to 150$ for each gig....
That gives you the total capacity that FCP can use.....
And you might not even need 4 gigs of ram.....
So I would guess that any high end Mac laptop will do just fine.....
A big issue that you should consider, no matter what editing program you use, is that you must put all your media (video files) on a separate and external hard drive.... this takes a lot of the pressure off the hard drive in your laptop.....
So factor a good & fast hard drive into your budget......
I would also suggest if you plan to do a lot of editing on your laptop you should consider some sort of an external monitor..... this in my opinion does not have to be high end.... any sort of a decent screen or TV will do.... (just be wary of the colour correction issues associated with cheap monitors)
Hope this helps.....
CJ Mac....
PS.... Don't drop your laptop on the ground like I did..... 2 grand in 2 nanoseconds.... Ouch..........
