Which of these Macs would be a better machine?

I am at the crossroads of getting a new Mac and I have two choices. Pretending everything else between the macs is equal besides what I am about to describe, which of these would be better?
Choice 1. 15" Macbook Pro w/ 2.16 Core 2 Duo processor and 2GB of memory
or
Choice 2. 13" current issue 2 GHz Core 2 Duo Macbook w/ 4 GB of memory
Why would the one you pick be better over the other?
I'm not to savy with computer hardware so any help would be appreciated. Thanks!!!

You are correct that many MBP owners have no problems and that the MBP is a better machine. I too had no problems for the first year and then within two months I have been plagued with unproductive days dealing with a computer that doesn't work. The issue is that for those of us that have these problems there doesn't seem to be a fix even with Applecare. There seems to be a trend with keyboard issues and Apple has not figured it out and provided a reasonable fix. If I spend the money and get a new keyboard I may be looking at the same problem if the keyboards are flawed. If you make your living with your computer sending it in to Apple for a week or two to get a problem fixed is not a great solution. I just think that the chance of getting a lemon in the MBP line should be factored into the decision. Maybe a new MBP has these problems worked out but to buy an older used MBP from the same vintage as mine would be unwise in my opinion.
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