+++ Tech. Question: PPC installed System HD swap to an Intel Mac?

Dear fellow board members,
since I do not have the possibility to try this my question goes out for all of you with a techniqual (and indeed theoretical) more detailed knowledge.
Q: Would it be possible, to make a complete clean install (new SATA Harddisk) of Leopard OS 10.5 (together with my Universal Binary Apps, like Logic 8, all 3rd Party UB plug-ins, etc.) on my current *PPC G5 Computer* and swapping that _same HD_ into a *Intel MacPro* later?
Could this be regarded as a realistic scenario?
The main reason I am asking is because I could immediately start all installations and do not lose time when doing the intel-switch.
Any help would be very appreciated - Thanks for sharing your experiance
With my very best,
Vic.

Some people are thick
why would a OS and program designed to work on a specific (apple) hardware set run better on a random pc component chipset. Get real you want logic you buy a mac, Some people are just plain stupid.
please tell me if i am missing somthing but why oh why would it clear system overloads??? are you trying to say pc's are more powerfull than macs? if so then get real there is very little (if any) difference between mac and pc these days. The OS is probably a little more efficent on a mac tho.
just my tupence.
Gary
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