File transfer to new mac mini

I have a new mac mini. My old one had an airport card that died, hence the purchase. There are two connecters described in the manual, firewire and another. What is the best way to transfer files given the circumstances?  Thanks for any assistance

+1 for firewire.
if you boot the source Mac in target disk mode, it will show up as a regular external firewire drive on the target Mac's desktop.
now you can drag & drop files between the two machines.

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