Does any of you do your FCS work (exclusively) on a Mac Book Pro?...

This question does not relate, strictly speaking, to FCS itself but rather to those users who require the kind of computing power FCS requires to run.... so I hope it's ok to post here. Please excuse me if not....
I'm just wondering... *does any of you work exclusively - or almost exclusively - on a (17") macbook pro?* I mean, really do your work/carry out your job on one of these computers?
My erstwhile state-of-the-art desktop G5, the last of the non-intel macs (purchased about 4 years ago?), is starting to drive me nuts. It has served me well but the time has come for me to upgrade my machine....
I use Creative Suite apps daily for my work (publishing a quarterly printed magazine) and also do some work in Final Cut Studio. I expect that, over the next year or so, I'll be using FCS more and more, to create short videos (< 10 mins) related to my work. These will almost certainly be for web delivery only.
I have been on the verge of buying a new mac pro, 8-core, but am wavering given that I may soon be going abroad for 9 months, continuing my work while abroad. If that happens, I'll need to take whatever computer I buy - either the mbp or the mac pro (which I would be plugging in in the apartment I'll be renting).
*Is the mbp a machine that any of you works on daily... and that you use to run the apps mentioned above?...* Thanks in advance for your thoughts.
I know this question is a bit like saying 'What car should I buy?' so be gentle, please ;o)
Hugh
p.s. incidentally, before I got my desktop G5, I used to do all my work on a 17" Powerbook G4. No video back then tho'. Those were the days!...

Well, I may be unsuited to answering your question as I rarely do any of MY work on a MBP, but I am aware of their capabilities.
Based on what you've stated, I see no reason why you CAN'T work with a MBP. They tend to handle CS applications well. Especially AI and PS (I'm assuming since you work for print that you're not using AE much). I've also used it for FCS.
Your limitations are sort of what you might expect. You can't install a video capture card, so you're kind of limited to what you can injest via FW. (Unless the injest is done for you, and then you can just hook up a drive).
The amount of RAM you can put in there is limited, but these days there tends to be plenty to run those apps.
Frankly, my biggest issue is screen size, and keyboard size. I can't stand staring at a 17" screen for Photoshop work, and I'm used to standard keyboards so I don't like typing on those smallish laptop keyboards. I hate the track pad as well, but at least you can connect a mouse if you want.
So, if none of those things bother you, a MBP is much easier to lug around than a Mac Pro.
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