Worth selling and getting new iMac?

Your thoughts are appreciated...
I have a Power Mac (Tower) Dual 2 GHz PowerPC G5 with 2G of RAM and about 750 G of HD space.
I also have a 19" monitor connected to it.
I am thinking I want to sell it and get a 20" iMac. Why? A couple of reasons:
1 - Faster (am I right)
2 - Better for video editing (intel) with my new AVCHD SONY SR11
3 - Smaller footprint
4 - I anticipate next OS to be intel only and want to sell before that turn of events lowers the value of my tower even more
5 - Looks like I can get nearly 1k for my current setup, thus only being out about $400-$500
Your thoughts?
Are their any reasons I shouldn't make this switch?
Dwaine

Mac Pro.
More cores for processing and editing video. 4-6 native SATA channels plus two for optical drives. 8GB or more memory. More advanced graphic card options and BTO upgrades.
Better positioned for the next couple years and Snow.
http://support.apple.com/kb/SP11
An iMac can be a worthy companion.
http://www.barefeats.com/imp02.html
http://www.macworld.com/article/133467/2008/05/imaccomparison.html
http://www.barefeats.com/harper.html Mac towers
http://www.barefeats.com/harper7.html low end vs high
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Your thoughts are appreciated...
I have a PowerMac (Tower) Dual 2 GHz PowerPC G5 with 2G of RAM and about 750 G of HD space.
I also have a 19" monitor connected to it.
I am thinking I want to sell it and get a 20" iMac. Why? A couple of reasons:
1 - Faster
2 - Better for video editing (intel) with my new AVCHD SONY SR11
3 - Smaller footprint
4 - I anticipate next OS to be intel only and want to sell before that turn of events lowers the value of my tower even more
5 - Looks like I can get nearly 1k for my current setup, thus only being out about $400-$500
Your thoughts?
Dwaine

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