Getting a new Mac, transferring image.

I recently finished school and was thinking of giving my new MacBook Pro (just got it 6 months ago) to my dad and buying the 27" iMac for myself (portability no longer being an issue). I have the 1tb time capsule and have my MacBook backed up on it. I have a ton of music, media, and other files I obviously will want to transfer to my new iMac.
Will I be able to buy my new iMac and transfer that image of my MacBook from the Time Capsule on to it? That way its like my "Mac" just switched shells. Then will I be able to to give my MacBook to my dad and just reinstall the operating system so the MacBook is like new? Are there any issues here with my plan?
I appreciate any and all help.
Cheers,
Chris

cdbuhrmester wrote:
Will I be able to buy my new iMac and transfer that image of my MacBook from the Time Capsule on to it?
I think it would be better and faster to (1) put your MacBook into "target disk mode" by holding down the "T" key when you boot it, (2) connect the two computers with a FireWire cable, and (3) let Migration Assistant (invoked by Setup Assistant when you first turn on your new iMac) transfer everything from the MacBook to the iMac.

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