I just built a 2.93 ghz quad-core hyper threading tower and it blows away my 2.6 ghz c2d MacBook pro. And I used an older first gen i7 nehalem processor. The new second gen i7 quads in the laptops should be even better than my rig. Maybe not twice as fast but I'd bet at least 20-30% faster.
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Dell T5810. Harrison Mixbus 32C. Haven't used PT since 2015 and never been happier. 
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