Upgrade to Snow Leopard or wait for Lion?

I'm currently using a first generation Intel iMac (2.0Ghz and 3gb RAM) running Leopard.  It covers 90% of my computer needs as is, but I want to keep it humming along for as long as possible.  I was all set to pull the triger on the Snow Leopard upgrade, then I remembered Lion is expected to ship soon.
My question is this, should I spend the $30 to upgrade to SL now or hold out and spend possibly more money to upgrade to Lion when it comes out?  Honestly, I'm more concerned about streamlining my system and improving performance than having the latest bells and whistles.  I'm also concerned that my iMac may not be quite up to par for running Lion (I do plan up max out the RAM at 6gb).  On the flip side, it seems I am always one OS behind.  And it seems kind of dumb to upgrade knowing a new OS is just around the corner.
Thoughts?
Thanks!

As far as we know Lion is due out sometime in the summer based on prior Apple announcements.  If that's soon enough for you then wait.  On the other hand Lion may have features you don't need and Snow Leopard would prove quite adequate.

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