What's the best Mac laptop to run pro tools 10 on?

I use a Mac desktop at work and wanted to get a laptop to do extra audio production on using Protools 10..
Which Mac laptop would be the best to go for..
Thanks!

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The 15-inch MacBook Pro is the best computer. It has got a quad-core processor, it supports 16 GB of memory that you can install yourself without voiding warranty, two graphic cards, etc.
You can also have a look at the 13-inch MacBook Pro or the MacBook Air, but they probably won't give you the performance you really want

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