Macbook air and movie editing?

Has anyone use a "beefed up" Macbook air with iMovie and/or final cut pro? If so, how does it work?

booyaJP wrote:
Do I need to get the macbook pro for video editing? I want to take video off my camcorder and make home videos look good on a 52" lcd tv. Do I need this macbook pro, or is the macbook good enough.
What does the video card give you? Is it just for gaming? or for video editing also???
Thanks
The MBP makes for a very fine video editing machine. Of course, a Mac Pro is the best for performance in video work, IMHO.
The video card enables you to work on a larger monitor if you wish and doesn't play a huge role in video processing.
A found http://www.barefeats.com to be a very good site for comparing performance differences between the MacBook and the MacBook Pros.
HTH.

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