Anyone editing FCP on a 12" iBook or Powerbook?

I'm looking at writing an article about "micro" HD production on the road - HD in a backpack, that sort of thing. Now, when I say production, I'm not talking very high end. I know the hardware isn't there yet! Think news, documentary or magazine show packages.
Anyway, I'm thinking about including a 12" Apple laptop in the mix and I was wondering if anyone has experience using either the iBook or Powerbook for HDV or MPEG4 editing. Is the small unit up to the job - internal drive speed sufficient, single Firewire port enough, etc.?
Also, any micro equipment you've been impressed with recently would help (mics, lights, anything at all)? Whatever it is, it has to be tiny.
Thanks

OK, I understand all that but I don't think it applies here. I'd probably be editing off the Powerbook's internal drive. I wouldn't be using the camera (it records video to an SD card) as a drive except in the initial import of files.
As far as RAM and "horsepower," while on the road I've been editing HDV pretty successfully on my 17" laptop and it's a 1G with only 512M of RAM.
http://www.digitalvideoediting.com/2003/08aug/features/cw_peteeditingalfresco.htm
I guess, ultimately, the point is not whether this would be an ideal production workflow but, could it be done in a pinch, like on a mountaintop or a sailboat.
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