Studio 2 and choosing a new macbook pro-Moderators? Apple Advisors?

Hi all,
Just wondering how much of a performance difference there would be using FC Studio 2 with the 15 inch 2.2GHz 128MB Video card MacBook Pro as opposed to the 15 inch 2.4GHz 256MB Video Card model. I realize the is a slight difference in processor speed, but I've read that Motion is a videoRAM hungry monster. I'd like to get adequate performance from the machine, but the $500 price difference between the two models would pay for a big chunk of my upgrade from FCE to FC Studio 2 if the 15" 2.2 would do for me. I mostly do independent video editing for local wedding videographers and motion graphics for a couple local studios and would like to be able to offer the higher end graphics without the outrageous render times with Live Type, FCE and Adobe AE on my current dual G4. Just tying to get an idea of my final cost so I can budget for it and make the most of those dollars.
Thanks,
Kevin Whittenburg
Dual 1.25GHz G4   Mac OS X (10.4.6)  

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