Is MacBook Pro really a replacement for my Mac Pro

I've had a Mac Pro for the past six years but it's recently started playing up and seems to need a new graphics cards.
But I think it's getting to the point where this beast of a computer that is still very powerful, fast and reliable up till now, needs replacing.
All my peers are saying that I should use a MacBookPro as a replacement since I do work outside part of the time and then I've only got one computer to worry about and no need to keep transferring information.
But I'm not sure about just having a laptop. At the moment it's what I'm relying on while the MacPro is being looked at, but already it's got 3 things plugged into it, an external 1TB hard drive because its internal HD at 160gb is too small, a USB for a laser printer and an amplifier to play my music through proper speakers.
Then I'm being told I should hook up the laptop to a 20+ inch monitor while working in my studio.
Can a little computer like this cope with all those peripherals and power demands, plus others like iphone/ipad charging/syncing, plus other bits and pieces from time to time?
I read that my MacPro has a 900W power supply, so it can easily handle all those peripherals of course but can a little laptop cope, and most importantly over a long period, for years. There's no point me investing in a laptop that could easily cost as much as a new iMac if it's going to collapse under the strain after a couple of years when my MacPro has had 6 good years of solid use.
Any advice, experiences out there of the same scenario as me?

A MacBookPro is not a substitute for a workstation like a Mac Pro.
Depending on your usage, it may well be enough for you, but when simply comparing raw power, the MacPro will eat the laptop's lunch.
Tha said, I have have 4 things plugged into mine, including a 24" monitor, two HDs external speakers and it's used for charging iPads and iPhones and it deals with that effortlessly.
The key question is: what do you use your Mac for? Video? Graphics? Text? Development? That'll decide which Mac to get.

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