Need help figuring out my workflow for a short doc

I just recently got on board a short doc as an Assistant Editor. Basically, they need me to recapture all the footage and completely recreate the fine cut because their editor captured it in SD, not HD. The editor originally captured it into Avid. But I will be using Final Cut Pro to capture and completely recreate the exact same cut with an Apple ProRes 422 workflow.

My knowledge of the technical aspect of HD is a bit weak. I'm really needing a second opinion and to make sure I'm doing this the best way.

I will be editing on a MacBook Pro 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 2GB memory with a LaCie 1 TB external firewire hard drive.

Questions:
I know for sure we want an Apple ProRes sequence. However, I'm not sure if we should be capturing from the HD miniDV tape to the Apple ProRes codec or to HDV codec. I've been told that if I wanted to capture in Apple ProRes, my MacBook Pro would not be powerful enough and that I would need to capture on a Mac Pro. Is this correct?

I want to make sure that if the footage was shot at 23.98/1080p, then the editing sequence should be at 24p, correct?

I'm also trying to think ahead for people working on this in the future in terms of color correction. I've only worked with Avid on projects that have gone from the offline to online stage, not Final Cut. If the footage is captured in ProRes 422 codec, will the colorist need to recapture the selects in 1:1 or is ProRes 422 a high enough codec where recapturing for color correction wouldn't be necessary? If the Colorist will need to recapture, should I be capturing in Final Cut in a certain way or doing anything special to make his/her life easier?

Sorry for the bombardment of questions!

Here's a summary:
- Is my MacBook Pro powerful to capture HDV to ProRes?
- If not, should we capture to HDV or should I just capture to ProRes on a Mac Pro at school?
- Should the editing sequence be at 24p?
- Will the colorist need to recapture?
- If so, should I be capturing differently?