Will Final Cut Pro X run smoothly on a MacBook?

I have a MacBook running OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.6, and I'm thinking of switching from good old iMovie to Final Cut Pro X.
I already see that I need to upgrade to 10.6.8 or higher, but apart from that, will FCP Pro X run smoothly on this machine?
If not, does the Mac Store sell older versions of FCP Pro? Like 7?
I do have a 1.5 TB external drive (USB).
Thanks for you help!
Mathijs

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