Mac Mini comparison?

I guess I'm asking the same question everywhere but I value all different opinions!!!
So how does the Mac mini single core work compared to a powermac G4 quicksilver 867 MHz 2MB L3 cache 896 MB SDRAM ?
Also how does it compare to the new imac duo core intel?
The mini doesn't need to be ultra powerful but I want to know how it stacks up to the others.
thanks! Roxy

For Universal/Intel binaries it goes way… and I do mean WAY… better than my PowerBook G4 (which you can see in my details below). For PowerPC binaries it's not special although unless you have specific requirements, such as Photoshop as an every day application rather than sporadic use. For the most part PowerPC applications run more or less the same.

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