I have some mixed feelings about the new unibody MacBook. I am really liking the display and how robust the new unibody is. I’m still trying to get used to the new trackpad and how the whole thing acts as a button. I feel like it is missing a lot of capability by leaving out the FireWire port. Migration is a little bit different to accomplish (and slower may I add) when bringing information from another Mac. You can still attach the computers via a crossover Ethernet cable, but this is obviously a lot slower than the FireWire.
You also have to open the Migration Assistant on both machines. On the new MacBook, bring up Migration Assistant and select “From another Mac”. This will make the MacBook search for connected machines. Now go to the old Mac (doesn’t really matter what model it is) and open Migration Assistant. Make sure “To another Mac” is selected. This will allow the computers to find each other.
Now all that needs to be done is select what needs to be migrated as before with the FireWire. The transfer rate is substantially slower than with the FireWire, but that is something that we all have to live with now. Migration can be done using a wireless connection such as an ad-hoc network, but the Ethernet is much easier and stable for moving data. The new unibody MacBookPro has a FireWire 800 port, something that definitely should have been included on the MacBook.
