Can I Transfer My Harddrive Into Another PB Without Erasing and Installing?

Hello kind people.
I have a new PB 12" on the way and I will be wanting to put my current 120GB in to it.
If I remember right, in the old days with Wallstreet and Pismo, I would have to erase and reinstall the system software because the OS didn't like being in a new "environment"
Again, I could be wrong about that... that's beside the question, which is....
Can I take my 120 out, physically install it in the new PB, turn it on and be off and running?
Or is a backup (which I will do regardless) and a clean install recomended?
Thank you.
Dave

OS X is totally hardware independent for as long as your using an up-to-date installation and (currently) stick with one architecture. (Though people have hacked together their own, universal 10.4 to boot on Intel and PPC. 10.5 will be universal anyway.)
Generally, we do not recommend running a version of OS X that's older then the one originally installed on your other Mac due to potential driver issues. The 12" PowerBook configurations however haven't changed since January 2005, means you can even run 10.3.9.
You shouldn't come across any problems at all.
However, you should be careful about voiding your warranty by installing something, that isn't listed as a user replaceable part, - assuming your buying a new PB. You might want to contact Apple or your local dealer.

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