Restoring OS & Apps from the old to the new iMac

I have a 2008 iMac that has served me well so I can hardly keep from crying.  I'm finally getting a new iMac 27 inches 5 K 3.3 GHz.  My current iMac is up-to-date with OS X El Capitan and a bunch of applications of course, I don't want to have to re - install, configure, etc.  I keep a full mirror backup on an external LaCie drive. Wouldn't not OK to just reset the new hard drive and restore the OS and applications of my mirror image? All adapt to the new hardware configuration? Or is there a better way to do it so I don't have to reinstall my apps?

The best way to do it is the first time that you start your new Mac, you will be in the installation wizard. Follow the steps and choose to spend your 'old' Mac (sorry). Choose to transfer all.

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