How much do we invest in our current PowerPC machines with Intel coming?

With Power Macs set to use Intel chips by year's end, it's conceivable that I will buy one eventually.
At this point, how wise is it to keep putting money into our current machines? For example, if I drop $500 on RAM for my current Power Mac, will I be able to remove that RAM and place it in an Intel machine come this time next year?
Just looking for thoughts on this subject (not necessarily the RAM question) as it relates to Logic and audio production on Macs in general.

Here's my take: if you feel no real limitations on your creativity due to inadequacies of your computer's speed, etc., have an audio card (which cost you $$), RAM (which cost you $$) and most of all, applications (which cost you $$) then I'd continue to invest in your current mac. If you're a professional and your Mac system is making money for you and, again, you don't feel creative limitations with your system, stick with it and continue to invest in it.
Personally, I don't believe in chasing the technology just because it's there. Of course, the technology chase will always be there, from now 'til the day you die, because few companies these days allow any kind of homeostasis to occur with respect to their products. You know the drill... company X's latest model of anything is "the best" until 6 months later when their latest model is "the best" until 6 months later when their latest model is...

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Sorry about the poorly worded question.

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JG!
Whew, am I blushing! I totally missed the FAQ-I just came to the forums and started searching for the answer and just blew by the FAQ. My aplogies. Thanks for directing me that way. I appreciate it.
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