Logic Pro on a MacBook Pro 17 - Will it Run Okay?

I am getting ready to purchase a new Mac so I can record piano music and then add a bunch of midi instruments. I currently have an early MacBook Pro 17 maxed out at 2 GB RAM and I am having problems with it overheating when I run Finale Notation software with instrument playback.
I have ruled out the iMac because I have heard that it can get hot and make a lot of fan noise. And it only has one Firewire port, no Express 34 port like the new MacBook Pro which allows me to have a separate firewire bus for a possible external hard drive, while the other port is used for sound input.
I would like to stick with the MacBook Pro because of its portability, but I don't want to max it out with too much demand on the CPU and have to start over again. I was planning to get it configured with the maximum of 8GB RAM and the faster CPU and hard drive.
The other option is the Mac Pro Quadcore desktop, but before going here, I wonder if anyone is using the MacBook Pro 17 successfully in some sort of music studio situation.

I have ruled out the iMac because I have heard that it can get hot and make a lot of fan noise. And it only has one Firewire port, no Express 34 port like the new MacBook Pro which allows me to have a separate firewire bus for a possible external hard drive, while the other port is used for sound input.
The noisy fan problem of imac's was at its worst with certain earlier G5 models, I'm sure it's not as big an issue now. But regarding fan noise, there is one common issue to both the iMac and MacBook Pro. Both of those machines will be right in front of you at eye-level when working, which means the actual working parts of the computer that can make noise are in between your speakers, not just a silent screen. This can be a slight nuisance under certain conditions. If you are listening softly when working, and your computer is working hard, then whatever fan noise there is will be right up there at ear level. It's not a big issue, but it's a different story with a desktop computer because you can put the box somewhat out of the way, or even totally isolate it, so noise is never a problem at all. You can do a similar thing with a laptop too, if you use it in 'closed lid mode' and put it out of the way, connected to an external monitor and bluetooth keyboard and mouse. But doing that means you obviously don't get the benefit of dual displays.
In any case, the fan noise of my MBP 17" is not a major bother for me when working. And yes they're plenty powerful enough to do most kinds of music work.

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