How good is MacBook for video editing ?

My Dell Inspiron 9200 17" is getting really slow now its 3 years old and i guess 1.7ghz 80g 128mb ati radieon 9700 , 1.5 gig ram is showing its age

So with the update to the macbook to 2.2ghz and optional 4gig of ram would video editing be the same on the macbook as on the imac 2.2ghz which i have read can render a full dvd in 40 mins using handbrake ?

Size of screen doesn't bother me as long a the macbook can output to my hd ready 26" tv

I guess i can update the hard drive and ram myself a lot easier than the macbook pro


To get what i wanted on macbook pro was going to cost me £2700 at least
but if get the macbook its around £1500 with the extra ram and hard drive and a back up hard drive for the time machine

I so wanted to wait till the macbook pro got updated but if thats going to be the spring or summer 2008 its to long to wait , i guess i have crumbled its just to good to wait so long on

Would the Macbook be ok for video editing even with an intergrated graphics card ?

 

Yes, the MacBook is okay for video editing. Once again, probably the most important thing you will want to consider is the rather low resolution and small screen.

As for the MBP update, it could be as soon as January 2008, depending on when Intel Penryn is released.

As for outputting to the 26-inch TV, I know the MacBook can output 1920x1200 to the 23-inch Apple Cinema Display. I don't know if it can go any further, as I notice Apple doesn't mention that the MacBook can output to the 30-inch Cinema Display (so I assume that it can't, or else Apple would have listed it).

 

thanks for your reply

I was thinking the same thing about the macbook pro update but its the wait i so want to try that leopard operating system fed up with windows

i might go to apple shop near me buy the macbook and try it out and then take it back within 14 days if it dont suit me and then wait till january i know i will lose a restocking fee of about £120 thats not to bad and if it dont work out i will then go for the macbook pro in january update or not

as for the resoluiton i have seen on other sites that macbook is ok outputing to 26" tv but do u mean as its not apple certified it means maybe the text to my tv will be blurry ? the dell one just now is super clear and works fantastic with my microsoft bluetooth keyboard and mouse

temptation is so strong to get my first mac though

 

I'm not worried about it not being Apple-certified, heck I wouldn't get a Cinema Display if I was getting an external display for my MacBook (too expensive). I'm only worried that Apple notes the MacBook can output to the 20 and 23-inch Cinema Display, but doesn't say anything about the 30-inch, so I'm not sure if its okay with a 26-inch display.

Best to go to the Apple Store and ask, I think.