SDI capturing

I own a powerbook but will be getting a powermac. I want to buy an SDI capture card to use with the powerbook, so I can go see clients and capture the footage (HD, DVCPRO, etc.) there.
Can anyone recommend an SDI card? Is it realistic to be able use one with the powerbook, or do I need one for apowermac? Are there certain cards that work better with FCP than others?
Thanks,
Nathan

Three manufacturers make SDI capture cards for the Mac:
http://www.auroravideosys.com
www.decklink.com
www.AJA.com
All work well. BUT...the only one that will work with the Powerbook is the AJA I/O. It captures SDI and sends it down a firewire connection. The thing is that you'll need TWO firewire ports, so you will need to get a PCMCIA firewire card...preferrably a firewire 800 port, as the only drives that will handle uncompressed 8-bit (and one stream of uncompressed 10-bit) are firewire 800 hardware raided drives, like the G-Raid.
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