MBP 2.16GHZ or 2.33GHZ to run FCP

Hi, I am planning to purchase a MBP soon. The decision I have to take is to whether get 15.4" 2.16 Ghz upgraded to 2 GB Ram or get the 15.4" 2.33 Ghz with 2GB RAM. Cost is a major factor! I will be running FCP along with Aftereffects and other Adobe Packages on it.Some of the questions I have are :
Will FCP run smoothly on 2.16 upgraded 2 GB Ram system?
Will there be significant difference between the graphic support of 2.16 which is 128 mb ATI Radeon X1600 and the one offered in the 2.33 which is 256 mb ATI Radeon X1600?
Will adding an extra GB RAM on the 2.16 significantly alter the performance level? Any problems?
Will be grateful for your comments!

Will FCP run smoothly on 2.16 upgraded 2 GB Ram system?
yes, FCP will run smoothly on a 2.16 machine
Will there be significant difference between the graphic support of 2.16 which is 128 mb ATI Radeon X1600 and the one offered in the 2.33 which is 256 mb ATI Radeon X1600?
Yes, the 256 MB ATI is the main advantage here. It gives you more real-time performance and when it comes to Motion, it becomes crucial since Motion relies mainly on the graphic card to perform it's magic.
Will adding an extra GB RAM on the 2.16 significantly alter the performance level? Any problems?
Yes, the more Ram you got into your system the better, but the 2GB chip is still too expensive. 2 GB Ram are enough if combined with the ATI 256 MB card. remember, more RAM means you can have more programs opened at the same time without affecting the performance of your machine. it won't affect the rendering speed at all, The CPU is responsible for that.
Résumé: CPU = speed / Graphic Card = real-time performance / RAM = more applications can be opened at the same time.

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