[X4U] New Mac Upgrade

[John Baltutis]

On 10/18/06, John Belen <imacdude at mac.com> wrote:
>
> So tomorrow I am to give the presentation to the Lansing Area Mac 
> Users group (www.lamalug.org) on upgrading to your new Mac.
>
> My Macbook Pro has just arrived.  I'll complete my Backup 2.2 just 
> prior to the meeting, and my Dot Mac Sync, and a complete backup of 
> my machine prior to the meeting.
>
> I will cover the info about how you CAN'T just clone your drive onto 
> the Intel Macs from the Powermacs, and how I CAN'T just take my ATA 
> 160 and stick it into the SATA Macbook Pro.
>
> Has anyone actually USED Migration Assistant? How well does it work?
>
> Is there any info that you all, as Gurus and Geeks, would cover to a 
> group of potential Intel Mac buyers on the upgrade process?
>
> Tell me about your trial and errors, please?

See <http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=3366302#3366302>,
especially "A BasicGuide for Migrating to Intel-Macs" at
<http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=1872713>.