Reason 3 and a MacBook

Hi, could anyone tell me whether a macbook equipped with a firewire external soundcard as the m-audio firewire solo would enable me to use my macbook to run Reason 3. I am a noob in the mac world just having absconded from PC's, bought a macbook and hence discovered why macs are better than pc's. I havent switched on my PC since. If i could run reason 3, then i'll never switch it on again...any help for this mac noob is appreciated.
thanks
2Ghz dual MacBook   Mac OS X (10.4.6)   Mac Noob

Yeah, could be ram. I only have 512 at the moment. I await delivery of 1Gb. Hopefully this will resolve the issue. But I was also wondering whether to get the external firewire soundcard. It may help ease the load. I really want to move away from PC's as i can go anywhere with the macbook. My PC copes easily but its a desktop and i now find sitting on a comfy chair watchin telly with this macbook on my lap preferrable plus i have been so impressed with the mac (my 1st time on a mac) it makes my pc feel like a dinosaur. I would appreciate anyones views on the M-Audio Firewire Solo.
ta

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