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can i use PowerBook for video editing?

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:confused: i want to switch to MAC to learn final cut pro but i want to keep editing on my lap. is a PowerBook worth it?
 
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Yes. Any late model Powerbook can handle Final Cut Pro, albeit slowly.

Use the Search function on the top right. This has been covered a lot.

Good luck. :mac:
 
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Also, with the new MacBook Pro and the universal Final Cut coming, it is more than doable.
 
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Anything in the "Power" line is designed for just that kind of work.
 
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The PowerBooks are designed with Professionals in mind. They can most definitly handle the pro apps.
 

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