Moving MacBook disk to MacBook Pro

Hi,
I have a 2.0 GHz aluminium MacBook with a 7200rpm 320GB disk, running 10.6.3. Now I'm about to buy a MacBook Pro 2.4 GHz and the question is if I can just move the disk as it is to the MBP or if I have to reinstall the system?
Thanks...
/Mans

The build is based on the difference in hardware so even if you could it would not work. Instead of going through the hassle of moving hardware around why don't you use Migration Assistant, once you have your new MBP will look just like the MB.
Regards,
Roger

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sig,
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