Video Editing/Hard Drive Upgrade Questions

I have been using iMovie for the last year to edit video and burn it to DVD. Editing on the fly at the events that I am actually recording has been an incredible asset, but I'm going to need to perform some upgrades pretty soon. Here are my questions/concerns:
1. Has anyone successfully used Final Cut Express 3.5 with their Macbook? When I initially bought my laptop, the Apple sales-guy said that he wouldn't recommend using Express (and definitely not Pro), but I have recently looked up the the system requirements and my computer seems to fall comfortably within the low-end boundaries. Is this wishful thinking on my part?
2. Can anyone recommend an external hard drive that works well with the MacBook for working with and storing large video projects? I think I'm going to need something like a 500 GB or 1 TB.
3. Last question....In the meantime, I'll be upgrading my RAM to 2 GB. Does anyone know why Apple sells their chips for alot! more money than Crucial? Are their quality/warranty/moral issues involved in this difference?
These discussion boards have helped me comfortably deal with just about any issue I've ever had with my Macs. So, thanks in advance.
MacBook w/ 2G Core2Duo-1GB of RAM
Running 10.4.10
80GB HD w/10 GB free

anothamacuser wrote:
1. Has anyone successfully used Final Cut Express 3.5 with their Macbook? When I initially bought my laptop, the Apple sales-guy said that he wouldn't recommend using Express (and definitely not Pro), but I have recently looked up the the system requirements and my computer seems to fall comfortably within the low-end boundaries. Is this wishful thinking on my part?
Yes it works good on the MacBook.
2. Can anyone recommend an external hard drive that works well with the MacBook for working with and storing large video projects? I think I'm going to need something like a 500 GB or 1 TB.
Your hard drive is the same size as mine. You might want to consider upgrading that also. Western Digital makes a very good 250 GB 5400 RPM. I will be replacing mine with that soon.
3. Last question....In the meantime, I'll be upgrading my RAM to 2 GB. Does anyone know why Apple sells their chips for alot! more money than Crucial? Are their quality/warranty/moral issues involved in this difference?
No one knows for sure except Apple. My MacBook came with Micron RAM in it and Crucial ( a subdivision of Micron) sells the same RAM cheaper. The quality is just as good. This is Apples DIY Warranty Info so there is not an issue there. I can't think of any moral issue concerning saving myself money.

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    If you want better performance get a drive rated for 7200 RPM with as large a cache as possible (typically 16 MBs.) Other makers to consider include Hitachi, Seagate, and SamSung.
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