To MacMini or To MacBook Pro, That Is the Question

Hi,
I am getting rather frustrated in transporting my MacBook Pro 15" about from Home Office to Work Office (50% of time in each) have iPad and Air but need to run VMware for windows applications; arghhh! so require a little extra RAM, 8GB works fine on my Pro.
I could go to a new 13" MacBook Pro with 8GB RAM extra $500.00AU though compared to the MacMini. Have Monitors and all the other for the mini and have used one at home for my Media Centre for a few years and am very pleased with the performance.
Just cannot decide.
Any opinions would be gratefully accepted.
J

Yes Allan,
Very good point, I just love the Pro. I would leave one at each location and I have cloud so it would work. You are correct though I just need a desktop.
J

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