Can I move an SSD from one MacBook Pro to another?

I have a late 2011 MBP but am getting the latest MBP today. I have a 500 GB SSD in my current MBP and 8 GB RAM? Can I just move the SSD and RAM from the old MBP to the new one?

I just did this - moved a late 2011 (15") to a mid 2012 (non-retina).  In my case the RAM would not transfer (2012 machine needed faster RAM than 2011) but the SSD did transfer. 
charlie

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