Crazy Question: Could you run FCS2 on a Macbook Air?

Looking at minimum system requirements for FCS2, and the specs on the macbook Air, I was wondering... would it be possible to run FCS on an Air? From a practicality perspective probably not the most sensible thing to do, but would it work? The only thing I see as an issue is the requirement for the AGP or PCI Express graphics card. The Air has no firewire port, but if you're editing offline media you cold be working off USB2 (I've used my 30GB iPod as an external HD in a couple of situations). No way to digitize material though, would there?
I have no plans to do this, just morbidly curios.

Mike pulls it apart pretty well but its all from a very elitist point of view ... not that I disagree with him per se, but if I were playing devils advocate ...
Processor: While that is faster than some of the G5s shipped a few years ago, and plenty fast enough to cut most formats, that is still pretty poky these days.
why add the caveat? the first part "plenty fast enough to cut most formats" says it all.
RAM: The default RAM config is 2GB - not bad... you can’t add any more. 4GB is my usual dead minimum
just because 4GB is a good recommendation its far from required. in fact FCP runs fine on even less than Apples own recommended minimum of 2GB. (of course "fine" in this context is subjective!)
*Hard drive/storage options:* If you were to install the full Final Cut Studio 2 suite, you’d have installed 55GB of goodies, leaving you with precious little room ...
if we're looking at a base FCS install not a full content install then theres plenty of room on the drive for the apps only. the real issue is media storage, and oh my goodness, I remember getting my first 15GB drive (got two of them, cost me an arm and a leg) and I thought I had all the storage I'd ever need. of course this does present the issue of less than perfect performance with media, apps and OS all on the same drive ... but performance is relative if you're looking for an offline / low data rate edit system it will be fine. (we're not looking at this as a "primary" edit system right?)
GPU: This is a serious limitation ... But for some simple editing, this is survivable
No contest on this one
FireWire? :No FireWire, anywhere.
Bummer ... although many newer cameras connect via USB
*USB 2.0*: you could attach a USB 2.0 drive for additional storage, right?
Yes you could, so once again, no need for the further (dis)qualifications. You could also import from one of them swanky new Sony EX1's, or from Sony's U1 XDCAM drive Pretty nifty. The MB Air should be able to handle cutting with these low datarate codecs without any problem...or if you're into hoops then you could use it as a field unit to cut with the low res proxies from these cams.
Expansion?: Powerbooks had the older slot that gave them P2 compatibility. MacBook Pros have the newer slot, compatible with the newer SxS cards used with Sony’s very promising XDCAM EX camera, the EX1. This Mac has neither option - again, no way to import footage.
See *USB 2.0*
Battery: ...You MUST plug into a wall to recharge...
90% of field work is done plugged into a socket, in a hotel room or maybe in the back of a car running from the cigarette lighter
Ethernet and 3G
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