Mini vs. Quicksilver for pro apps--which would you recommend?

Hi all,
I've been running the Adobe CS2 Suite of applications (Photoshop, InDesign and Illustrator) on my Mini 1.42GHz/1GB RAM with not very pleasant results. Even if only one of the apps is open at any given time, the performance is painfully slow and the spinning beachball is always making an appearance.
Now, I've also got a Quicksilver 2002 800MHz/1GB sitting currently collecting dust in a corner of my office. I "upgraded" from the Quicksilver to the Mini because I had grown sick and tired of the incredibly loud fan inside the Quicksilver.
My question is this: Should I bring the Quicksilver out of retirement to do the Adobe CS2 work? I realize that the machine only has an 800GHz processer versus the Mini's 1.42 GHz, but it (the QS) also has a 7200rpm hard drive versus the mini's 4800rpm hard drive.
If I use the QS instead of the Mini, will I see a performance increase, a decrease, or just about the same?
I'd love to hear feedback from any of you out there who have used both the Quicksilver and the Mini, especially in conjunction with Adobe CS2 or similar CPU-hungry pro applications.
Thanks!

I would agree with Doug - that typically for 'pro' application use, it would be better to use a 'pro' system, even if older.
As an example, I have a mini on my desk, running alongside a 6+ year old G4 tower. The G4 has had a second video card added to drive up to 3 displays, has had the original HD replaced by a high speed larger capacity unit, a second drive of similar spec has been added, a third SCSI drive is also in the system for booting specifically for photoshop, the RAM has been upped to 2Gb, and the original 450MHz processor has been replaced by a modest 1GHz unit. Total cost of the upgrades was less than the cost of a mini, the G4 is pretty much of similar 'speed', but the flexibility of the design allowing the additional and faster drives and video has made the G4 the system that gets used most when heavy duty workload is being done.
That's not to detract from the mini's great strengths - it's a fast, compact and powerful system for a wide variety of potential uses and that is more than ample for the majority of users. The only thing that lets it down is the lack of flexibility and expansion/upgrade options, and for pro users, those are often of great criticality.

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