I come from a different school of thought on laptop use from some of the others. I use a Fujitsu P-2120 subcompact laptop with a single JBL EON10 G2 when performing with a grand piano, as I did for a brunch this past Mother's Day. It's a very small but powerful subcompact notebook. Here's the URL for the laptop if interested in more info:
http://webshop.fujitsupc.com/fpc/Ecommerce/buildseriesbean.do?series=P2

I use the Yamaha S-YXG50 softsynth because all of my midi files are in XG and I prefer the sound over the Roland VSC's. My only midi file player is the file preview function in Windows 2000 - I just open the folder where the files are and select the midi file I want with my mouse and a little "play" window comes up on the left. Simple and fast. I don't sing so I don't have to deal with lyrics, and all of my one-page leadsheets are in non-glare page protectors in a nice binder.

I chose the P-2120 because of it's small size and loads of features. It's my constant companion, so I can also tinker with my midi files anytime and I keep my album CD designs and promo on it. I am also using this as a softsynth studio with Reason and Sonar.

[This message has been edited by The Pro (edited 05-14-2003).]