Penryn macbook firewire status

I intend to buy a laptop for two purposes:
1) guitar fx processor for playing live.
2) mobile recording of nature.
Playing live requires a firewire interface, for lower latency than usb, and nature recording requires buss power for the audio interface, since there are no ac outlets in the woods. I intend to use Logic and Mainstage.
I am only interested in the newest (penryn) macbook. I don't want a macbook pro because I'm not comfortable taking a $2k computer into the forrest and to gigs.
However, as with all things computer, macbooks have had a known issue with firewire audio interfaces since October of 2007.
I am asking anyone with direct experience using firewire audio interfaces with a penryn macbook (not pro) to provide an account of the experience, either success or failure, including the specific firewire interface used.
Thank you,
Soma

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Try another charger and see if the problem persists.
Removing/ reinstalling the battery to get electric power supply to function is NOT acceptable. Something is obviously wrong.

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