Is the macbook for me?

I know theirs lots of questions like this guys, so im saying sorry in advance!
Right, Im totally confused if to get a macbook or macbook pro? my 12" powerbook 1.33 is starting to feel its age Im a DJ so all I would be using it for would be Ableton and some remixing and producing (when im on the road)and probs email. Most of the VSTs I use have went universal but some havent so I wouldnt bother installing them. Should I go for the 200GB drive? I know this would make booting up slower but what about playing live with a slower drive?
So what do use think, should I go for macbook or macbook pro??
Powermac Dual Core 2.3, Powerbook G4 1.33 Mac OS X (10.4.4)

You have a few options and your preference really comes from how much money you are willing to spend, and is the bigger screen rly an issue. Macbooks are now almost just as powerful as macbook pros, the only real difference being the lack of dedicated graphic memory in the macbook. That being said, for your purposes, audio, you do not rly need the graphics card. If you need the 200gb of space, then you can always use an external hard drive. You are used to using a 12 inch screen so clearly you dont need the 15 inch screen of the pro, and 13.3 inches is probably more then big enough for you. So the real question is... do you want to pay about 750 bux more (the macbook pro is about 1000 dollars more, and then leave out 250 dollars for a massive external hard drive) for the extra stylings on the macbook pro? In my personal opinion you should just stick with the macbook, because you dont need the graphics card, and you would just be wasting $1000.

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Hi everyone. I'm definitely thinking about getting a
Macbook Pro, but before I dedicate myself to getting
one, I want to hear from you.
Good to see you want to be an informed buyer.
What have been your
experiences with your own, or a friends Macbook Pro?
I love my mac book pro.
I heard that there were a few heat problems, but then
I also heard that the problems were solved; what's
the story on that?
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Many peoples' mac book pros just get hot when doing major processes like rendering video and audio, and sometimes watching DVDs. These are processes that are appropriate sources of heat. Other users have had excessive heat with regular use like using Safari and Word Processing. That would be excessive heat.
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I should get a Macbook Pro? Is it worth it, or do you
not think so? The one I'm looking at is $2,099(1GB
RAM, 80GB HDD, 15.4in.), does anyone have that
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