New mac book pro 17" or mac desktop

Hi all,
Got an ok to get a new mac for work, money is not an issue.
Not sure whether to go for a 17inch cos it can go to 8gb or get a mac desktop with loads of ram and then a 24" imac for working from home.
When i run all my apps CS4 ID,AI,PSD, Acrobat, plus itunes, FF, Safari, Office, BBEdit, and others and then boot windows it goes slowwwww, i see that the ram is maxxed out. Hence the 17inch cos it can go to 8gb. the 15inch only 4.
What would you guys do?
Thanks in advance.
Oh yeah it'll be connected to a 30inch eizo

Hi, Nicholas.
When i run all my apps CS4 ID,AI,PSD, Acrobat, plus itunes, FF, Safari, Office, BBEdit, and others and then boot windows it goes slowwwww, i see that the ram is maxxed out.
Yes, I should think so! You'll jam up 8GB too, running all that stuff at once. You can't use all those apps at the same time, so don't run them all at the same time.
If money is really not an issue, buy a loaded Mac Pro for work and the iMac for home. Your work will go even faster than it would on the MBP, you won't risk encountering the troubles some have had with Apple's MDP -> Dual Link DVI adapter, and if either computer ever has a problem you'll still have the other one to use. With only an MBP, all your eggs would be in one basket.

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