Power Mac Vs MacBook Pro

Just out of curiosity, would the new 17" MacBook Pro be faster than my recently bought Dual 2GHz Power Mac G5?
I know the Power Mac has heaps more expandability, but let's just compare the stock models for now.

Just out of curiosity, would the new 17" MacBook Pro
be faster than my recently bought Dual 2GHz Power Mac
G5?
I know the Power Mac has heaps more expandability,
but let's just compare the stock models for now.
Apparently the Macbook Pro is the equal to your Power Mac. Take a look at this podcast. The Macbook Pro was 40% faster then the Power Mac 2 Ghz in Java encoding.
http://www.gearlive.com/index.php/news/article/byte-001-macbook-pro-dual-g5-powe rmac-44103/
I own a Power Mac 2.7 and am in the market for a Macbook Pro. So I have been doing some research. Looks like the laptop is faster or equal in most areas.
Hope this helps

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