A 20" imac or 15"mbp?

I'm about to place an order for a mac and im undecided which one 20"imac or 15"mbp . I do photo retouching. as far as portability it does not matter i willl be happy with either. can i get some help.
thanx

It really comes down to what meets your needs. Since portability isn't important to you, the main consideration may be that you get a bigger screen with the 20" iMac. I can't tell you what you should do, but I can explain why I have both a G5 tower & a MacBook Pro (replacing a 15" PowerBook just a week ago). I don't use the 'Book daily & I don't travel a lot (mostly an annual trip to Macworld in San Francisco), so many would question the need for a portable. Living in an area where power outages lasting 24-30 hours happen a time or two a year, I can take my 'Book to one of the county libraries connect to their wireless network. I take it to meetings to take notes, to my user group where we use it for demos, etc. Once you have a portable, you'll wonder how you lived without one. I still use my G5 & 23" monitor most of the time, for the "extra real estate" for doing newsletters & anything else that is easier to work on spread out.

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