Macbook pro or imac, how much faster is the imac?

I work on huge photoshop files. Up to 15gb sometimes. In the studio I have a macpro 8 core, 32gb ram. However, I also do work abroad, and for this I bought a macbook pro 2.4ghz intel 2 duo, 3 years ago. when travelling I keep my files to 1GB or less. It's still painfully slow.
I need a faster portable option. Can anybody advise me on the new macbook pro, vs macmini, vs imac? how do the fastest macbook pro hold up against the fastest imac?

Take a look at this. There are probably a few more on the web that you can find.
http://www.primatelabs.ca/geekbench/mac-benchma
The fact is that the iMacs have faster processors than the MBPs but the new MBPs will be significantly faster that your old one. With that said, your MAC PRO will still be faster than both the new MBP and the new iMac.
I suspect that if portability is an issue, the MBP probably should get the nod. The iMac's are big and heavy.
Ciao.

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