Need advice on getting macbook for video editing purpose!

Hi!
Was thinking of getting the macbook to do some video editing stuff so would appreciate valuable advices for those who have done it before. Was thinking that I will upgrade it to 2gb and a bigger hdd when i purchase it.
Is it slow on the macbook? Anyone tried using adobe premiere or final cut pro on macbook? Heard that battery is draining very fast on macbook also? Care to share?
Thanks.

Hi mackie,
In addition to 777iPod which is correct that my external DVD burner is faster than my macbook optical drive, I also use it for Dual Layer media if I need one, since my original macbook didn't come with one.
Also I use the lightscribe etching program to etched the top surface of my dvd disk project.
And my internal HD is 100 GB (7200 rpm), after I replaced the apple standard and my external HD is 500 GB Lacie D2 and Lacie Porsche 160 GB.
And if I'm not mistaken, adobe already stop developing premiere on mac platform, so if I'm right, the last premiere will be for Power PC and it will struggle using it under mac intel using rosseta.
You can use new premiere version on boot camp xp if there is none available for mac.
And here is a nice toy to play if you haven't got one:
http://www.contourdesign.com/shuttlepro/
Good Luck.
ps: I guess most poster suggest you to consider macbookpro and it is not a bad idea.

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