MPB overkill for me ? opinions appreciated

Hello all,
I'm buying my first Mac soon and keep bouncing between the mid priced MB or the 2.16 MBP, here is what I will use it for, do you feel the MBP will be overkill ? Also - I want to start with 1GB of memory and add more only if needed.
Browse the internet
pay bill online
print documents in openoffice - use their writer/calc
email
download pictures off my digital camera to view/print
must take online classes with XP - most likely use bootcamp
I do like the independant video card, and 3GB max memory in MBP, but --- does it sound like the MPB would be overkill ?
All replies are greatly appreciated.
Bob

"No offense David but I think the Macbook Pro is a better build than the Macbook (what exactly do you mean by better built?)"
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