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Video Editing on MacBook

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iMac 24" C2D 2.4 2GB; BlackBook C2D 2.16 1GB
I am in the market for a new Mac. Among the more demanding tasks, I would like to be able to efficiently transfer video from a video camera to the Mac and edit in iMovie, and also use EyeTV to record video to transfer to an iPod.

Would a MacBook suffice (not really interested in a MacBook Pro) or do I need to go with an iMac?

Thanks in advance.

Great forums!
 
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iMac Core Duo 20", iBook G4, iPhone 8GB :)
Transferring movies from a videocam to iMovie is flawless (with a firewire cable). As for your EyeTV thing I have no experience.
 
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MacBookAir5,2:10.13.6-iMac18,3:10.13.6-iPhone9,3:11.4.1
Elgato EyeTV 250 works perfectly on my C2D 2.16GHz MacBook. It does it's stuff while I surf the web. I edit content captured with it in iMovie 08 and send it off to my iPod with no problems. No kernel panics, no restarts and very few beachballs so far.
-Dave
 

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