Macbook for Motion?

Hi folks,
I'm posting this on the Motion forum because Motion uses the
openGL environment on the graphics card. Actually I plan to use
Jitter for my final application.
I'm trying to put together an inexpensive system for multiple
video projectors...so I'm wondering if the solution might be
hooking up one Macbook to each projector and connecting the
Macbooks via CAT5.
I know Motion works OK on iMacs, but is awful on MacMinis,
so how does Motion work on the cheapest little Macbook?
Thanks for taking the time to answer!
Les

I have a Rev A macbook pro with full 2 gig limit of ram. I HIGHLY doubt that motion will run on a macbook. It's buggy slow here a lot of times if I fill it with 5 or more layers. I hope to test it with a new duo 2 some day, but for now I do not recommend it for a macbook

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