Can my notebook run Premiere Pro CS4?

Hey guys,
I'm new here. I was wondering if my notebook could run Premiere Pro CS4. Regardless of the requirements on adobe.com, could my notebook still run it ok?
Specs:
Dell Studio XPS 16
Intel Core 2 Duo P8600 - 2.4 GHz, 3 MB cache, 1066 MHz FSB
4 GB DDR3 Dual Channel RAM 1067 MHz
ATi Mobility Radeon 4670 - 1 GB
320 GB 7200 RPM
1920x1080
Tell me if I need to add anymore specs.
Thanks in advance!

Rak, I run Production Premium CS4 in a pinch on my laptop:
Dell E1705 (from 2006)
T7200 2.00 gHz Core2Duo
4GB Ram (only 3.4GB seeable on Vista Ultimate 32-bit)
256mb Nvidia 7900 GS
320GB 7200rpm drive
eSata LaCie external for media
Photoshop CS4 survives, Premiere stutters along but does run. I've taken 5D Mark II clips and used Encoder to create a few different formats and burn a DVD. So your late mode XPS 16 should fare well. Are you running 64-bit, and can you up the ram to 6GB? That would help tremendously. I would seriously consider Windows 7 64-bit when it comes out in October, I've been on it for 2 months (RC version) and it is superbly stable, walks Vista to the dock.
BTW, I did realize I couldn't survive on my laptop, and since Adobe allows two installs, I just built an i7 rig with 12GB ram and Windows 7 64-bit and a WD 10K drive. The difference is obviously huge, but in a pinch my laptop can pull me through.

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