Best Configuration for FCP MacBookPro

I need to build a MacBook Pro Laptop w/FCP or FC-X.
Can anyone share their MacBook Pro Configurations...I would like to build a system based on a configuration that is known to preform well?
Please share your configurations...
I have the following questions:
1.Is there a difference b/w a 15" & 17" with equal CPU speed & 7200 HD beside screens & FW 800 Port?
2. Can I edit on the internal HD only without drop frames?
3. I use a Canopus ADVC-100 via Firewire 400, is there any better options for a s-video input?
4. Are the FW 400 & 800 (17") on a shared or different bus?

the 15" does not have a FW800 port. you do not want to keep media files on the internal HD of the book - use an external drive, works great.
my macbook is the 15", 2Ghz intel, 2 G RAM, FCP 5.1
i installed Studio and other apps after optimizing by installing Shadowkiller and Monolingual. Also, i custom configure the OS install by removing the printer drivers and not installing all the extra crap. shadowkiller should be added to log in options so it runs when you sign in/start working.
my apologies for any confusion, just woke up... hope this helps
MacBook Pro 2 Ghz Intel Core Duo - 2GB RAM, G5 2.0 - 4GB RAM   Mac OS X (10.4.7)   FCP Studio 5.1 (Universal)

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