Copy settings and files from one mac to another

[petsk]

Is there a way to transfer all settings and applications from my iMac to my Mini?

It took some three working days to setup my iMac. What I want is obviously to have the exact setup on both my iMac and my Mini without having to configure both computers separately.

I guess Migration Assistant isn't really meant for this task, or is it?
Would a disk image of the iMac's system partition do the trick, despite different hardware setups?

Both computers are running Snow Leopard.

 

[spinnerlys]

Migration Assistant would copy all your user settings and data (the Home folder.

Chrono Sync would help you afterwards to keep both computers in sync.