Anyone using Blender 3D animation software on Mac Book Pro??

Hello everyone,
I was wondering if anyone was using a Mac Book Pro similar to my configuration for animation work with blender, and how they felt about it in terms of benchmarking. The reason Im asking is because the system gave me statistics on the video card as well as render time, and it stated something to the effect that the benchmark was useless. Now, granted, ideally I should be using a Mac Pro for this type of work but a lot of people have posted and have stated that they're doing just fine with similar systems, some even on slower machines. Any input would be greatly appreciated. Just want to get a feel of what running simulations and rendering times are and how the machine handles it.
I would also like to know best practices for using external hard drives and there connection to the system while working in 3D because i am running out of space on my internal hard drive and will have to invest in one soon.
Best Regards,

Vm ware is another solution for windows, linux and unix virtualization. With ACt professional you may want a little more than virtualization. You should run bootcamp for the best of the best performance on that app. (They just released a new version of Bootcamp so even if you have it you may want to update it)

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