Booting a MacBook from a Macbook Pro disk

Is this possible???
I have a Superduper copy of my Macbook Pro Core Duo on an extrernal HD.
Can I use this HD to boot a Macbbok Core 2 Duo (not Pro)???
Or: Can i use this backup and restore to a new MacBook Core 2 Duo?? (Awoiding painfull reinstall and reconfig of all apps).

Well I tried it, booting a new MBP C2D from a hd clone of a MBP CD, started booting OK but the login screen never appeared.
So this did not work
Migration Assistant worked like a chamr though. Had to reenter a few registrations and settings but 99% was OK.

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