Can a hard drive be moved from one macbook to another

I have a 2008 MacBook Pro 15" with a new 250 gb hard drive but with a failed video card. Just bought a used 2010 MacBook Pro 13". Can I swap out the hard drives? Or is it possible to mirror the backup of the older one that is backed up on my Time Capsule to the newer laptop?

gibyg,
you’ll need a T6 Torx screwdriver to remove the four screws that are in the hard drives, if you ever decide to upgrade your internal hard drive. (If you’re just doing a straight swap between the two MacBook Pros, though, you can just leave each drive’s Torx screws as they are.)

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