One consideration is your audio interface - if it is USB-powered, does the laptop have enough 'juice for it, specially if it is providing phantom power to mics?
IF you need 'portable' - do you still have access to 110v power? If so, an audio interface with a wall-wart power supply is the answer so that the laptops's USB power is not an issue.
I have heard that some laptop's power supplies may add noise/hum to the audio circuit (dirty power supply) necessitating running the laptop off battery power while recording, but that may only be older power supplies, not the current crop of them.
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