Time Machine on Lacie to new Macbook Pro (Lion)

My 6 year old Macbook Pro, running Snow Loepard died and I replaced it with a new model, running Lion. I have the Time Machine backup from the old Macbook on a Lacie external hard drive. The questions are; can the Time Machine files from the Lacie drive be put on the new Macbook? Are the needed drivers installed in the new Macbook? Are there any tricks? Are there special cables needed?

Have a read here How do I set up a new Mac from an old one, its backups, or a PC?
As for the cables, since both MacBook Pros (the old and the new) have the same ports avaiable for connecting external harddisks -> USB and FireWire
At worst you need a FireWire400-to-FireWire800 cable.
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