Capturing and editing on 2 different systems... Possible?

In a couple of days I will recieve my pre-ordered Imac with Final Cut Pro. However, I have a strict deadline I should meet next week for a project so I want to save some time.
Here is the plan:
I capture the HDV tapes on my 6 year-old PC with Adobe Premiere Pro so I have the files ready to import to the Imac, on which I will use FCP to edit them.
Critical points I question:
-Will it give problems if I import .avi files in FCP?
-Can my computer handle the capturing proces and keep the quality of the original video?
My specs:
AMD 3400+ processor (2.2 ghz)
1 GB memory
Nvidia Geforce 7200 GT
Harddisk:
Interface IDE Ultra ATA100 / ATA-6
Capacity 160GB
RPM 7200 RPM
Cache 2MB
Average Seek Time 8.5ms
Average Latency 4.16ms
Thanks for your response!!

AVI files are not directly supported in FCP. You will have problems.
As Tom noted, if you are that time crunched and do not know FCP and it is a project of any complexity, it may be better to simply do the project on your old system.
If you do have the time and hard drive space (you should have an external FW800 drive for media), capture the material in FCP as ProRes and work from there. It will be faster and more stable than staying in HDV.
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