3.06 GHz iMac vs dual 2 GHz G5

I haven't been able to find a direct comparison between the latest 24" iMac and the dual processor G5. I'm a designer which means I do a lot of work using Creative Suite 3, and the G5 actually keeps up pretty well after adding more RAM. If the performance is at least a little better on an iMac, I'm seriously considering ditching towers and going to the all-in-one. Especially right now I'm debating between upgrading my monitor or holding out a little longer and then buying an iMac.

Hello:
I made the transition a couple of weeks ago from my G5 dual 2.3 PowerPC to the iMac 24" 3.06. Performance is better, including the Adobe CS4 suite.
There are some who are put off by the shiny screen. I'm a painter and don't find this to be an issue. I've also had good results calibrating the monitor with the eye-one display 2 system.
When I'm not painting onscreen, I often use shade to bring down the brightness a bit, which is personal choice. Also, you would want to upgrade your memory to 4GB.
I trust this helps, and good luck.

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It would help us to help you if we could have some more technical info about your iMac.
If you so choose, Please download, install and run Etrecheck.
Etrecheck was developed as a simple Mac diagnostic reporting tool by a regular Apple Support forum user and technical support contributor named Etresoft.
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This is a free app that has been honestly created to provided help in diagnosing issues with Macs running the new OS X 10.9 Mavericks.
It is not malware and can be safely downloaded and installed onto your Mac.
http://www.etresoft.com/etrecheck
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Your posting is off-topic, but I'll respond to your question anyways!
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------quote---------
Steve Laskevitch
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Powerbook 17" 1 GHz G4, 1 GB RAM: 4 min. 45 sec
iMac 2 GHz Core Duo, 1 GB RAM: 7 min. 45 sec
I'm grateful to the manager of the Apple Store for taking a chance on me by installing Photoshop (it was NOT installed on the Intel box, not surprisingly)
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--------end quote---------
http://www.macintouch.com/readerreports/imacintel/topic2074.html
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