Getting a new macbook, but can't use the migration assistant??!

I have a 13" black macbook, purchased in early 2007 and cannot resist the new 13" MacBook Pro. I need it! Problem is, I have already sold this black mac and need to ship it out before I can get the new Pro. Therefore, I can't use the Migration Assistant Utility to transfer info from old to new mac. Is there any way I can save files, music, and applications on an external hard drive? Would applications be able to be transferred from this mac to the hard drive and then to my new mac pro? Any other suggestions?(iDisk is too small to hold everything)
Thanks for your help.

Clone your system to your external drive using either SuperDuper or Carbon Copy Cloner. You can then attach the hard drive to your new Mac and it will treat it like a previous Mac for the purposes of Migration Assistant.
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