Using Universal System 10.6.5 on Macbook Air?

I'm ready to order a new 13" MBA. I'm currently running Mac OSX 10.6.5 on my white MacBook. Since 10.6.5 is a newer version of Snow Leopard that originally shipped on the new MBA's, can I just copy my entire system--apps and docs included--to the MBA? Actually, I would boot the new MBA from one of my bootable backups and then Carbon Copy Cloner to copy everything to the internal SSD of the MBA. Will this work? Space isn't a problem. I only have about 60GB on my MacBook.

Scott Newman wrote:
Actually, I would boot the new MBA from one of my bootable backups and then Carbon Copy Cloner to copy everything to the internal SSD of the MBA. Will this work?
No. Plug in your Clone to the USB of the new MBA, then start the MBA (do not boot from the clone). When you start your new MBA, at some point you will be asked if you want to transfer from your old Mac. At this point, select the Clone. You can choose what to transfer, but since you have enough space, select All.

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