Fix this if you can

So I've got a new MacBook Pro and my primary problem is Aperture. Before I tell you what's happening let me say that it has been into Apple repair twice with no success. I have wiped the HD at least 3 times and installed nothing but the OS and Aperture and still the problems.
Now here's what's happening:
Aperture first starts to slow down. It can happen in 5 minutes, it can happen in 30, it can happen after 90 minutes BUT it will start to slow down. Then the leveling and spot controls start to get jumpy making it almost impossible to use them. Then the keyboard commands such as the H key start to fail or I type H and 4 seconds later the HUD appears. Finally it just quits without the cursory 'this application has unexpectedly quit'. Also the fan is running in vacuum cleaner mode.
I take it into the Apple store and they keep it overnight and tell me they used Aperture without any problem and I get it to fail an hour later when I get home. This happens if the Aperture library is on the internal HD or an external HD. When I connect my external HD to my girlfriend's older MacBook Pro, Aperture just flies and I can work for hours without a problem.
What's wrong?

1) Do you have a lot of photos in a few projects or a few photos in many projects? Aperture is quicker when projects are kept smaller. I personally have one project per photo shoot.
2) The Spot/Patch and Straighten tools are very intense and zap a lot of power from Aperture. Are you doing extensive spotting/patching or straightening when working on your photos?
3) Have you done extensive spotting/patching or straightening in the past on a large Project you currently use a lot? Maybe Aperture is trying to keep up and remember all of those calculations.
4) Are you doing the same kind of work on your girlfriend's computer as you are doing on your own? If not, try to figure out the differences. Or maybe just trade computers with your girlfriend!
5) Maybe Aperture on YOUR MacBook Pro is set-up to build PREVIEWS. If so, that may cause a slowdown, especially when trying to make a lot of adjustments.
6) There is a Preference that makes Aperture create a new version every time a slider is moved on the adjustments HUD. This makes Aperture slow since it generates thumbnails for each of these versions. I would be sure that preference is turned off.
Also, I doubt the Apple people are putting it through your same workflow, so that probably is not a good indicator.
Does it also happen on your MacPro 3.0?
Here is a great resource for more speed tips:
http://www.bagelturf.com/aparticles/tips/tipperf/index.html

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