Anyone planning on getting a MacBook Pro and running Logic 7.2?

Hey everyone, I am a amature home artist and I have been using Logic pro for about 1.5 years (basically when it came out). In that time I used logic on a iMac G4, and iMac G5, and Powerbook G4 and an iBook G4. I have struggled back and forth wanting to work on a mobile rig that I can have anywheres in my home o do work on but was waiting for a powerful enough powerbook.
I am jumping into this thing sort of blind ...I currently have an iBook G4 and JUST sold my iMac G5 before the pricedrops (to get ready and unload before it devalued ...I got 1500 for it :)).
So here I am working on an iBook until I know the MacBook Pro is stable at which time I plan to pick one up and dump the iBook as well (sort of consolidate the G5 and iBook into a macbook).
I use an external firewire drive / Motu and Presonus interface / and basically lay down single tracks at a time.
I am hoping the MacBook Pro with 1-2GB of memory will be a dream come true. Anyone else going this route? What are your thoughts on the macbook specs and the idea as a whole.

I had sort of made up my mind that I will get one (baring major issues) this spring some time. Once the first run comes out and I see people are up and running ok.
For me, I keep my logic use limited to what is included in logic and then Jam Packs so I am probably by no means pushing the limits.
Its hard because I know so many have been waiting for a powerful jump in PowerBooks for so long. On a lighter note a buddy recently bought a G4 PB in the fall and it locks up all the time ...he had the logic board replaced and wiped the machine several times ...now its out again for service and probably on ebay when it comes back. Guess it doesnt get much worse than that.
Anyways, once I know people are up and running ok I think I will be set for my modest logic needs.
This transition stings because is new hardware and software all at once = greater potential for problems.

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