A macbook c2d or mbp c2d ?

i had a 2 15" mbp cduo and 1 17" mbp cduo and i returned them due to the whine and heat issues. i ended up settling for a cduo 20" and im happy with it. my questions is im a photoshop student and also a phot0 assistant. i been travelling alot more and using my 20"imac less. should I buy a c2duo macbook or mbpro? i know the mbp has the power but not sure if i should spend the extra thousand or so that it would cost? as a photoshop student can the mbook handle what i will be doing for a bout a year or so?
peace,
logan

The MacBook will handle Photoshop fine, even under Rosetta if you put enough RAM in there. I'm sure once the universal version of CS3 is released it'll run it great. I think the issue you should consider with Photoshop is screen real estate. I use photoshop on a 20" cinema display and on the MacBook and I do find the MB screen can be a little bit restrictive. You definitely notice the difference in having those extra pixels on a bigger display.

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