Cannot seem to handle AVCHD files correctly

OK so what am I doing wrong??
Importing from a Canon HG10 camera is a disaster so far. I can import the files into FCE ONLY as a batch by importing the entire folder. If I try and import a single file I get an error message. Once the files ARE imported, I cannot see them play. If I play a clip, all I see is the thumbnail. No video plays.
On the other hand if I do the same thing in iMovie 8 I can see the clips play alright. Is there a setting I may have set wrong in FCE or is my computer to weak to handle this program (Macbook Pro 2.33mhz processor with 2gb ram)?
One other thing...I have a copy of Voltaic. If I convert the avchd files into mov files and open them i FCE, the play in slow motion!!

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No, how do I do that?
By the tone of the responses so far, I am getting the impression that I SHOULD be able to see the video clips play alright. Is this so? So far nobody has answered my question as to whether or not my computers are powerful enough. Guess they are.
Is anyone familiar with Perian? I had to download and install it before AVCHD files that I converted to .mov files using Voltaic would play properly in FCE. Now that I think about it, since I have installed Perian I have not yet tried native AVCHD files, only the converted ones. I cannot try this till I get home tonight, but if anyone here is familiar with Perian, can you tell me if THIS might actually help the native AVCHD files as well?

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