Macbook as extension of Imac

Ok new to this...
I want to use my macbook as a mobile version of my imac and not as two separate computers, so everytime I use my Imac I just update my macbook..I understand they're two different specs but can this still be done?

I would suggest doing this. Get a portable external drive and clone the iMac's hard drive to it using SuperDuper. When you are mobile, just boot and run from that external drive. When you get back home, plug the drive into the iMac, boot from it and do a "Smart Update" to the iMac to keep everything synced.
You could try cloning the iMac's hard drive to the MacBook (to eliminate using the external drive when mobile), but the MacBook may not boot because of firmware/bootROM issues.
Dave M.
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