IPhoto, Photoshop CS2 or CS3 beta?

I asked here earlier if iphoto can change the color of peoples eyes and received the response that iphoto is primarilly a final stage editing tool.
therefore im asking which is better... this should be answered by those who have used either/or both...
which is better right now... to edit photos
Photoshop CS2 or CS3 Beta?
All i want to do is simply make photos better. photos of friends and family. adjustments like changing or making eyes a lighter color, things like that.

Decemberist:
I've been using the beta since it's been out and have had no problems at all. It's so much faster in loading and running than CS2.
But Terence is exactly right about PS Elements. PSE can't work with CMYK files but that's pretty much specialized for professional printing. For the general user it does everything we could want. Here's one example of the advanced capabilities.
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