Final Cut Studio on MacBook?

Hi,
I have been told that I cannot use Final Cut Studio or FC Pro on my MacBook (2008, the one before the aluminum one 2.4GHz, 2GB Memory, 160 HD) because it is not powerful enough and that only a MacBook Pro can handle the software. Surely this can't be true? If it is, what can I do to increase my Hard Drive for it to be powerful enough? Something external? And, is increasing the Hard Drive the only thing needed if I wanted to use this software?
Thanks

esiders wrote:
I wouldn't try to use Final Cut on the white MacBook. You may be able to get it to work, but it would probably be very slow.
Remember, though you have 2GBs of RAM, the MacBook never has 2GBs available. The white MacBooks only have a 2GB capacity (you can't upgrade the RAM)
You can try it, but it may be slow.
The references about RAM aren't entirely true.
The early MacBooks (Core Duo) have an official cap of 2GB of RAM.
The first Core 2 Duo MacBooks have an Apple-supported cap of 2GB, but can use 3GB.
The late 2007 MacBook & later have an Apple-supported cap of 4GB, but users have reported success with up to 6GB.
The OP's machine can easily support additional RAM. However, due to the requirements for FCP, upgrading the RAM won't help in getting that program working. The machine is physically incompatible (wrong type of graphics processor) and the only way to deal with that is to buy a different machine.
~Lyssa

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