Moving Hard Disk From one Mac to Another

I am thinking of buying a new macbook. I have the C2D 2.16 Ghz right now. So if I would buy, lets say the new 2.4 Ghz model, could I just take the hard disk from the one I use now and put it into to the new Macbook?
Would it boot up?
Thanks!

As i understand you already have a MacBook and your thinking of buying a new one, to witch you want to have all your present data.
Instead of removing the physical HD from one and reseating it in another you cloud try one of these options out:
1.
If you have 10.5 on your present MacBook you might think of using TimeMachine:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.5/en/15638.html
-great feature restores your whole system as you see it
2.
You have a utility called Migration Assistant, you´ll find this in Applications>Utility folder:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1554?viewlocale=en_US
3.
Use a firewire cable to transfere the information you need.
Best of luck.

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