1.8 intel dual core imac vs powermac g5 1.8 for same price

Power Mac G5 1.8 GHz/ 256MB/ 80GB/ SuperDrive/ vs iMac 17-inch 1.83GHz Intel Core Duo. same price
which is better for graphics. seems the imac is a much better deal though no universal disks for photoshop yet.
could someone help me sort this out. i can't find this particular battle with search.

thanx michael.
your advice is sound. but it is still such a tough choice.
i love that the powermac is expandable and runs cs2 really quickly but i bet that the intel imac is really faster in every way when adobe becomes native on the new imacs. i mean doesn't the imac have a much faster gpu and cpu and ram and larger hdd than the powermac that i listed. i just hate that the intel imac doesn't support any of the apps that i need. it is like apple planned it this way so that the consumer model wouldn't step on the toes of the power mac line before they offer faster intel chips too. it makes the imac useless for why i need it. but it is a better deal than the ppowermac from 2003. it is a really hard choice.

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