Transfering from an IMac 4.1 to new IMac?

I have an early 2006 intel iMac (4.1) with OSX 10.6.8 and am thinking about buying the newest iMac. I back up my computer with a G-Drive. Will there be an issue transferring the back-up to the new computer? My main concern is iTunes and iPhoto libraries.

You should be okay, Take a look at this link, http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4889

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