Anybody running FCE regularly on a Macbook???

[jayeskreezy]

I'm considering picking up a macbook and I wanted to know if there was anybody on here who regularly runs FCE on a macbook for heavy duty projects?

I have a 2.2ghz 2gb macbook pro, but I'm considering downgrading to a macbook b/c of 2gb and 2.4ghz processor. Any reviews/suggestions?

I'd love to hear from people with a macbook and see how it works. Can I get honest feedback too?

 

[slu]

I am going to be. They have great deals now at the University where I work on last gen Macbooks. I am going to pick one up tonight.

Now, that being said, I run FCE4 currently on a rev A iMac G5 with no issue at all. And I have done several significant projects are over an hour in length and have several cameras.

So, I think FCE will run great on a Macbook, but I don't think you will see a huge performance improvement over your MBP. It probably barley be noticeable, if at all.

And I hope you don't need firewire to capture your footage....

 

[notjustjay]

I was running FCE (version 1, granted) on my 12" 1 GHz G4 PowerBook with 512 MB RAM, and it worked fine. No real-time rendering on a machine that old, but it worked. I imagine any MacBook would be able to run FCE decently.

Of course, with no Firewire on the newest version...

 

[jayeskreezy]

I was running FCE (version 1, granted) on my 12" 1 GHz G4 PowerBook with 512 MB RAM, and it worked fine. No real-time rendering on a machine that old, but it worked. I imagine any MacBook would be able to run FCE decently.

Of course, with no Firewire on the newest version...

I'm sorry I meant to add that I'm looking at getting a Blackbook with 2.4ghz and 2gb ram. Is that a significant increase over the macbook pro?

 

[MovieCutter]

I cut a full XDCAM HD news package in FCP on a 2.2Ghz MacBook w/ 4GB RAM off the internal drive a few weeks ago. No problems at all. I've also cut several 30-minute talk shows in HDV without problems.

 

[slu]

I don't think you will see much of a performance improvement.

If I were you, I'd stick with the MBP, unless this is a financial decision.

 

[jayeskreezy]

I don't think you will see much of a performance improvement.

If I were you, I'd stick with the MBP, unless this is a financial decision.

Oh ok koo. It would be a financial decision, but not really b/c after repurchasing applecare for the macbook it'd come out to about what i get for the mbp.

Mostly I just wanted it for the processor speed jump and the larger hard drive. I'm going to pick up a hard drive on ebay though to increase to 250gb. I've really outgrown the 120gb drive and it's making me limited.

 

[jayeskreezy]

I don't think you will see much of a performance improvement.

If I were you, I'd stick with the MBP, unless this is a financial decision.

Well, it looks like we have run into some financial issues and I need to depart with my mbp, BUT I am looking into getting a 2.2ghz black macbook c2d. Any more opinions on how well this can handle final cut express?

 

[marlin13]

personally speaking I would stick with th MBP just for screen real estate alone, the smaller screen is a pain imho.

I currently own rather a lot of macs including an old 15" G4 powerbook and a newer 2ghz black macbook. The difference those 2 inches of screen size makes is I feel significant in affecting the speed of your workflow.

If ultimate portability is required I have no doubt the macbook will do the job

Sorry can't give specifics on FCE as I use either iMovie or FC

 

[Artofilm]

I use FCP Studio on my Macbook right now.
It runs pretty good especially considering the size. The only drawback is the screen size, which is a little small for video editing.

Otherwise, it will handle smaller projects no problem!