Put the old laptop in “target disk mode” (hold down the ‘T’ key during startup) and it will act like an external drive to whatever computer you plug the firewire cable into. Copy the files over at 400 MB/Sec and it’s all set to go; configured, with all my files, applications, and settings.
Painless.
Update:So now there’s the new, 5 times faster, MacBook Pro. I feel pretty much like this.
