Configuring a new iMac with Macbook hardware

Ok, so here is what i want to do:
I just got an 20 inch Imac 2.4Ghz, and i have a MacBook Black 2.0 Ghz (late 2006), i want to know if i can use the extra RAM i have in my macbook for the iMac, since the MacBook has two 1Gb modules, i want to give one of those to the iMac so it has 2Gb instead of two, i also got an HD 320gb in my macbook i want to know if i can put that one in the iMac instead the 250GB that comes with, and put the 250GB HD to the Macbook, i havent turned on the imac so i want to know if i put that new HD to my macbook when i turn it on it will start like a new mac with the initial confoguration, cause thats what i want it cause im gonna give the macbook to someone else.
Is all this possible or the RAM modules, and the HD are not compatible? and will the macbook be like a new computer? for example will it get the free me.com account trial?
thanks for your help.

Hello alece
No the 2008 Early iMac's use PC2-6400 800MHz ram, while the 2006 thru 2007 iMac's and MacBooks use PC2-5300 667MHz ram.
No the Desktop iMac's have Serial ATA 7200 rpm 3.5" HD's and the MacBooks use Serial ATA 5400 rpm 2.5" HD's
Here are the spec's for:
The Early 2008 iMac: http://support.apple.com/kb/SP485
The Late 2006 MacBook: http://support.apple.com/kb/SP24
When your setting up the new iMac use the Setup Assistant / Migration Assistant to move your data to the New iMac.
http://www.apple.com/pro/tips/migration.html
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