MacBook okay?

[Daryllland]

Hi all,

My name is Daryll and I'm a PC but Ive been offered my first Mac and want to know anyones opinion on whether or not its going to be appropriate for video editing with. I have used premiere but will fcp run good on a Macbook? Spec is:

SPECIFICATION

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[TD="colspan: 2"][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Memory[/FONT][/TD]
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[TD="width: 35%"][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Installed RAM[/FONT][/TD]
[TD="width: 65%"][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]4 GB[/FONT][/TD]
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[TD="width: 35%"][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]RAM Technology[/FONT][/TD]
[TD="width: 65%"][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]DDR2 SDRAM[/FONT][/TD]
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[TD="width: 35%"][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Max Supported RAM[/FONT][/TD]
[TD="width: 65%"][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]4 GB[/FONT][/TD]
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[TD="width: 35%"][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]RAM Speed[/FONT][/TD]
[TD="width: 65%"][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]667 MHz[/FONT][/TD]
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[TD="width: 35%"][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Installed Cache Memory[/FONT][/TD]
[TD="width: 65%"][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]3072 KB[/FONT][/TD]
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[TD="colspan: 2"][/TD]
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[TD="colspan: 2"][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]CD / DVD[/FONT][/TD]
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[TD="width: 35%"][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Optical Drive Type[/FONT][/TD]
[TD="width: 65%"][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]DVD-ROM[/FONT][/TD]
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[TD="width: 35%"][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Optical Drive Read Speed[/FONT][/TD]
[TD="width: 65%"][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]24x (CD), 8x (DVD)[/FONT][/TD]
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[TD="width: 35%"][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Optical Drive Write Speed[/FONT][/TD]
[TD="width: 65%"][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]24x (CD)[/FONT][/TD]
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[TD="width: 35%"][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Optical Drive ReWrite Speed[/FONT][/TD]
[TD="width: 65%"][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]16x (CD-RW)[/FONT][/TD]
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[TD="colspan: 2"][/TD]
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[TD="colspan: 2"][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Video[/FONT][/TD]
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[TD="width: 35%"][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Graphic Processor[/FONT][/TD]
[TD="width: 65%"][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) x3100[/FONT][/TD]
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[TD="width: 35%"][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Installed Video Memory[/FONT][/TD]
[TD="width: 65%"][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]144 MB[/FONT][/TD]
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[TD="colspan: 2"][/TD]
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[TD="colspan: 2"][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Audio[/FONT][/TD]
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[TD="width: 35%"][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Audio Output Type[/FONT][/TD]
[TD="width: 65%"][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Headphones, Line Out, Optical Digital, SPDIF out, Sound card, Speaker(s)[/FONT][/TD]
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[TD="width: 35%"][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Audio Input Type[/FONT][/TD]
[TD="width: 65%"][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Integrated Microphone, Line In (3.5mm), Microphone, Optical Digital In, SPDIF in[/FONT][/TD]
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[TD="colspan: 2"][/TD]
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[TD="colspan: 2"][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Networking[/FONT][/TD]
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[TD="width: 35%"][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Networking Type[/FONT][/TD]
[TD="width: 65%"][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Bluetooth, Integrated Wireless LAN, Network Adapter[/FONT][/TD]
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[TD="width: 35%"][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Data Link Protocol[/FONT][/TD]
[TD="width: 65%"][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]AirPort Extreme, Bluetooth, Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n[/FONT][/TD]
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[TD="colspan: 2"][/TD]
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[TD="colspan: 2"][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Battery[/FONT][/TD]
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[TD="width: 35%"][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Battery Run Time[/FONT][/TD]
[TD="width: 65%"][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]4.5 Hours[/FONT][/TD]
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[TD="width: 35%"][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Battery Technology[/FONT][/TD]
[TD="width: 65%"][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Lithium polymer[/FONT][/TD]
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[TD="colspan: 2"][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Dimensions[/FONT][/TD]
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[TD="width: 35%"][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Depth[/FONT][/TD]
[TD="width: 65%"][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]22.7 cm[/FONT][/TD]
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[TD="width: 35%"][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Height[/FONT][/TD]
[TD="width: 65%"][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]2.7 cm[/FONT][/TD]
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[TD="width: 35%"][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Width[/FONT][/TD]
[TD="width: 65%"][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]32.5 cm[/FONT][/TD]
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[TD="colspan: 2"][/TD]
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[TD="colspan: 2"][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Miscellaneous[/FONT][/TD]
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[TD="width: 35%"][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Release Date[/FONT][/TD]
[TD="width: 65%"][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]February,2008[/FONT][/TD]
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[TD="width: 35%"][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Input Method[/FONT][/TD]
[TD="width: 65%"][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Keyboard, Trackpad[/FONT][/TD]
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[TD="width: 35%"][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Exterior Color[/FONT][/TD]
[TD="width: 65%"][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]White[/FONT][/TD]
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[TD="width: 35%"][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Operating System[/FONT][/TD]
[TD="width: 65%"][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Apple MacOS X 10.6[/FONT][/TD]
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[Vultch]

Well if premiere runs on it it should be ok, I am guessing its a intel dual core processor, the graphics card looks little tame but for editing it should run ok.

 

[bbalser]

Max out the RAM for sure. It's ok, not the best, but will do just fine. FCP X will scale itself to the hardware, and you'll have to tweak your workflow to fit it's abilities and limitations.