Using a macbook air?

Can a macbook air and a external drive work well enough to do basic editing in Fcp?
Thanks.

Yes.  I use a MacBook Air 11" with 2GB and 128GB with FCP X, Motion and Compressor.  It is not as fast as the iMac 21" 8GB I also use, but it works well for smaller projects for me.  So far, no problems at all.  I also run  Lion on both machines and all play well together.  Hope this helps.
stephen

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