macbook pro, bootcamp, DV Rack, external HDD, P2, FCP ...advise

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So, I will be buying an HVX200 in the next few months for a production this winter. I have been doing my best to wrap my head around the most efficient and cost effictive workflow option for me. I just watched the HVX bootcamp DVD (vol 2) and just can't decide which workflow to go with. I was just hoping to get some practical, real-world, advise.

So far, I see my best options as being:

1. Buy a cheap PC laptop or powerbook G4 for offloading P2 cards to an external HDD. Then plug the HDD into my macbook pro or powermac later to inport into FCP for editing.

Advantages:
-Camera not tied down by another cable.
Disadvantages:
-I have to pay $500-$1000 for another laptop.
-I would need to buy an HD monitor. I am planning on using my Marshall 7" at the camera for focus and framing.

2. Run firewire from the HVX to my Macbook Pro and capture to and external HDD. I have bootcamp on the macbook pro and have run DV rack fine with the DVX, but never for live capture with an HVX... anybody have any experience with this situation? Then I would just switch back to osx on the macbook pro and start importing the files into FCP (or plug the external drive into my PowerMac).

Advantages:
-DV Rack (.mov files, "HD monitor", and all the other DV Rack Jazz)
-No P2 offloading
Disadvantages:
-That dang firewire cable. I suppose there will already be a BNC and possibly an XLR cable(s)... what's one more right? How long can the firewire cable be anyway?

Here is what I have already by the way:

PowerMac G5
Macbook Pro 17"
Marshall 7"
350GB external HDD (G-drive)
Edit on FCP

Am I missing anything here. Any advice from those that have used one of these workflow options would be great.

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Oh, I suppose the dual systems adapter is an option with my MacBook Pro as well, but I keep hearing about problems and such... I don't like problems