Clone old 10.8.2 from MacBook Pro to new i7 iMac 27inch OK to do?

My question is, is there anything special about the 10.8 installation that will come with my new i7 27 inch iMac that would make it a bad idea for me to simply clone my current 10.8.2 system from my 5 year old MacBook Pro 1,3 to the new iMac when it arrives?
As in does OS X 10.8 know what type of Mac it's getting installed on and thus installs different graphics/hardware drivers?
I want to clone directly from my old MacBook Pro because I have SO MUCH software on there that works perfectly as-is, would take hours and hours to install and update from scratch again, not to mention some software I know for a fact will give me heachaches when I need to re-authorize it on the new machine but would work perfectly if I were to just Carbon Copy clone it all.
I know how to re-activate the driver for the USB superdrive I'm getting with the iMac.
But is there anything else?
Oh and the iMac is coming with the 3TB fusion drive.
Please only respond to this if you know any of the answers from direct experience and not assumptions.
Thanks I appreciate your time.

I doubt it. Although the iMac may be running 10.8.2 it is more then likely a Special Build for the newest hardware in the iMac. Apple does that with ever New Mac they come out with.
So if you cloned your 10.8.2 version of Mt Lion from a Macbook Pro the iMac may not boot as that copy would not have the correct drivers for the iMac.
The only way to get the version that ships on new Macs is to use the Internet Recovery system. The is setup to give you the correct version for the New Mac you are using.

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