Will FCP work on MacBook?

Hi - I'm a newbie here and am looking to purchase FCP.
My question is will this software run on MacBook C2-D 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 2GB RAM 13"? It is running Max OS X Version 10.6.6.
If anyone knows if it works and how well that'd be great. Appreciate your help.

None of the Final Cut Studio apps are supported by Apple on a MacBook. However, they are on a properly equipped MacBook Pro.
That said, many people are running FCP, Compressor and DVD Studio Pro on MackBooks. But don't expect good performance from Motion and Color - IF they'll run at all.
The lack of connectivity is one strike against the MacBook - later models lack a Firewire connection of any kind and they don't have an ExpressCard slot. No way to connect the drives needed for most media storage.
Strike two is the shared memory of the weak graphics card in MacBooks.
Strike three is the lack of support from Apple.
-DH

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