Does Final Cut Pro X run on 13" MacBookPro7,1? Yes or No!

I would appreciate the clear answer, that I could not find on the Web, up to now. The graphic chip of this MacBook is not within the compatibility list published by Apple. Is this a sufficiently clear "NO" to my question?

Carolus wrote:
But, on the other hand: Isn't the 13" screen too small for the GUI of FCP-X? Today I visited an FCP-X-presentation at Stuttgart (Germany), and I cannot imagine that number of GUI-Elements pressed onto a 13"-screen . . .
Well, I'd tend to agree. I wouldn't use it as your main computer, but it could be suitable as something to do light editing on while away from your main setup. In some ways it is worse than with FCP7, since you can't close windows you aren't using, and the amount you can minimize them is limited.

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