AVCHD on my MacBook Pro in FCP

Hello,
Im going to be upgrading my Sony Camera (HDV) to the new Canon XA-10 which records in high quality AVCHD. I own a MacBook Pro.
Configuration:
MBP
2.54 intel core 2 duo
4 gb ddr3 ram
500 gb internal hdd
500 gb external fw 800 hd for video editing
I use Final Cut Pro right now which handles HDV video fine (slightly choppy when using an external monitor), and i expect my machine to be adequate to handle the AVCHD video, but do you think it would be worthwhile to upgrade by ram to 8gb?
Thanks!

FCP only addresses 4GB...so that won't be of much help.
Know that FCP doesn't edit AVCHD native like it does HDV. AVCHD gets converted to ProRes, which has a higher data rate, and requires more storage space, and faster storage space. FW800, at least. And it is about 6x larger than HDV. One hour of HDV is 12.3GB...and one hour of ProRes is 75GB. ProRes LT might be a good option for AVCHD...that's 52GB/hour.

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