What is the best version of Final Cut Studio

I'm not a pro but not an amateur video maker so I want to upgrade from FCE 4. I focus on action sports. The question I have is whats the best version of FCS? Thanks!

The current version. (Your profile says you're running Snow Leopard. You would want the current version of FCS, not an earlier version.)
What do you want to do that FCE4 seems not to be able to do?
What specific model Macbook do you have? Models with integrated Intel graphics processors are not supported for FCS.

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