Apple support issue and general MacBookPro solidity

The main question:
Can a backup with Timemachine be used to restore a new HD, which unfortunately is already formatted and has content? The backup was from a 500GB disk, the new disk has 320GB. However, the 500GB disk was not full and was less than 320GB.
Can anybody help?
A more generic question and some background:
About 3 years ago I purchased my first MacBook Pro to allow me to enter the multi media work area. Two years after the purchase the MacBook encountered a problem with the video chip, which requires the replacement of the motherboard. This happened when I lived in the middle of Africa and at a time when I had to complete a movie project. I went to South Africa to buy a new MacBook Pro last February as this was the "cheapest" option. The new MacBook broke down in July - only 5 months after purchase with a known and well documented issue whereby the computer does not start up, but shows a "permit" sign instead. I have moved from Rwanda to Senegal and found an authorised, licensed Apple store. After 10 long and painful weeks the shop finally was able to confirm the obvious and also to provide me with a temporary replacement disk. They were instructed to only physically install the disk, so that everything else can be done via the time machine. However, they ignored the instructions and provided a disk, that leaves me with mostly corrupted applications and documents. Trying to restore them one by one does not result in success and I am extremely frustrated. Obviously the licensed store does not have the capacity and it seems that the MacBook Pro in general is not as stable as one would wish. Any comments - any advise - any help?

Can a backup with Timemachine be used to restore a new HD, which unfortunately is already formatted and has content? The backup was from a 500GB disk, the new disk has 320GB. However, the 500GB disk was not full and was less than 320GB.
How much less than 320GB?
Generally speaking you don't want the hard drive to get more than 85% full (an arbitrary number that has worked for most people). Time machine stores its data in folders fairly free hand based on time stored, but a mixed recovery may or may not work depending on how different the types of data are together. What kind of data are you wishing to restore?
Obviously the licensed store does not have the capacity and it seems that the MacBook Pro in general is not as stable as one would wish. Any comments - any advise - any help?
AppleCare may be your best remediation in this case. Buying it anytime the machine is under a year old gives you unlimited hardware and software support for Apple's own product, though data restore of non-Apple applications is probably not within that coverage. I can't say for certain about that, although AppleCare is known to do data recovery at a fee.
Their nearest contact number is here:
http://www.apple.com/contact/phone_contacts.html
They would be able to tell you what can and can't be done, and if you aren't satisfied with their response, don't hang up, just get a case number and request Customer Relations look into your issue and tell you what's possible.

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