Will I be okay, MBP 2.2? vs iMac? Read in for test drive.

Okay, here is the deal....
I played with iMac all day yesterday as well as MBP 2.4 256 MB
Was playing around with iMac (new) 2.4 highest in store 24".
Final Cut Pro is loaded on both.
When you play back the demo file (motocycle) with FX on iMac, it would glitch for a moment, freeze then move on, stuttering if you will.
I noticed that when you played the same file Mac Book Pro DEMO there is no glitch! 2.4 It plays flawless and fluid, *should I expect the same with 128 MB of memory as the 128 is really used for when you have two displays (according to macfeats) when you use both monitors...128 for each display so my guess is for one DISPLAY 128 should be fine.*
Thoughts?
Both had 256 MB of memory of GPU.
iMac ATI HD2600
MBP Nvidia 8600HD
Thoughts?

The difference in the two could be memory. The default config for the Macbook Pro is 2 GB whereas the iMac's default memory is 1 GB. I believe the memory is a bigger factor than the memory on the graphics card. Why Apple defaults the iMac to 1GB doesn't make sense. At a minimum, 2 GB is needed to really run OSX with multiple apps running.

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