Upgrading from Panther to Tiger on a PowerPC - Tiger or Leopard?

I've had my G4 since March or April of 2005 and it has served me very well.
Panther is still meeting my needs but I've come to the conclusion I need to upgrade to a newer OS so I can upgrade some programs. A new laptop won't be in my budget for awhile.
Can I run Leopard on my aluminum G4 1.5 or should I go with Tiger?
I am currently running just 512mb of RAM but plan to upgrade to 2 GB this week - whenever the sticks arrive in the mail. I have a DVD/CD-RW.
Stats from System Profile:
# Maximum Memory Capacity: 2048MB
# Currently Installed Memory: 512MB (will upgrade to 2GB soon)
# Available Memory Slots: 1
# Total Memory Slots: 2
# Dual Channel Support: No
# CPU Manufacturer:
# CPU Family: PowerPC G4 (1.2) 1.5 GHz
# CPU Speed: 1500 MHz
SODIMM0/J25LOWER:
Size: 512 MB
Type: DDR SDRAM
Speed: PC2700U-25330
Manufacturer: MATSHITA
Model: MATSHITA CD-RW CW-8123
Revision: CA14
Serial Number:
Drive Type: CD-RW/DVD-ROM
Disc Burning: Apple Supported/Shipped
Removable Media: Yes
Detachable Drive: No
Protocol: ATAPI
Unit Number: 0
Socket Type: Internal
So - can I run Leopard, or will it have to be Tiger?
Thanks for all your input!

after you upgrade to 2GB of RAM you'll be able to run Leopard without any issues. I have a G4 powerbook with pretty much the same stats. runs leopard just fine.

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