IMac or Macbook Pro? Help

Question

Okay, so I need a new mac. I run Logic Pro 8 on my 1.33gHz Powerbook G4 w/ 1.25GB RAM, and basically My computer is soo slow its affecting my creative juices. I Know I knwo... I should have upgraded a long time ago.
I am Debating Whether to get a new (24") iMac 3.06gHz w/4GB RAM to run Logic Pro, or a (15") Macbook Pro 2.8gHz w/4GB RAM?????????? I Use Logic mainly as a sequencer. Average: 30 Track Sequences, roughly 10 tracks playing simultaneously. I need to be able to record vocals with 4-6 effects (especially Pitch Corrections) in addition to the multi track sequences. It would also be nice to add new track sequences thru a MIDI keyboard with minimal latency on top of that.
So, Please Let me know which would you prefer. iMac or Macbook Pro, Pros and Cons. Incorporating Snow Leopard in the Answer is also very much appreciated.
Thanks in Advance!

Answer 1

disagree - I own a macbook pro and a iMac. And the macbook pro's runs logic like ****. My iMac is over 2.5 years old and is much faster and more stable than the MBP. I never had system overload errors on my iMac. I get them every 5 min on my macbook, even on projects with 2 tracks sometimes. My mbp is the version before the unibody.
(Turn off the I/O Safety Buffer on the MBP)
Also the biuld in audio card of my mbp is noisy and create radom noise signal when nothing is played back. (maybe they changed it with unibody).
But the problems with the mbp are also happening when i use my duet.
The mbp are good notebooks and can run logic 8, but are far not as optimal as an iMac.
I couldn't disagree more. It's interesting to me how many people assume that if their setup behaves a certain way, then EVERY computer will behave that way. This is the wrong way to think about it and often not other peoples experience.
I have a MBP 2.33, 2 generations before unibody, and it smokes Logic. I have a test project with 16 automated space designers and 4 Sculptures, and they all can run simultaneously on a 64 buffer with absolutely no pops or drops. I know MANY people who run Logic 8 on laptops with awesome performance. If your MBP has a faster processor and as much or more Ram as your iMac, then there is something wrong with your MBP. In fact, I'm pretty sure that the iMacs and laptops share many of the same components.
I have a 24 inch cinema display, and when I'm home I plug my MBP into it, and have an awesome desktop with a big screen. Then I simply unplug and go. It's awesome.
To the OP: if you need portability, get a MBP! If you set it up correctly, you'll have awesome performance from Logic.
And yes, I have owned Powerbooks, iMacs, and Macbook Pros, and run Logic on all of them.