Premiere on a Mac? mpg2 and mp4?

I have Premiere CS4 on a intel macmini and it sucks. I can only export as quicktime, mpg2 and mp4. None of these work corectly on my mac. First there is no HD format for the quicktime so I have to choose from mp4 or mpg2. But macs don't come with a mpg2 codec so I try mp4 wich is what I want anyway but guess what. The play back is terrible no matter what I try, it always stutters and plays choppy.
Why can't I export a clean mp4? Doesn't Adobe test and develop for these problems?
Does anybody know? Does anybody use adobe premiere on a mac or is it completey useless to mac users?

on a intel macmini and it sucks.
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Thanks, Jason, that's what I was wondering about. Generally, people post to forums when they have problems.
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