HT4889 Why does ethernet Mac-to-Mac transfer take so long?

I have a 2006 MacBook Pro/120Gig HD with OS 10.5.8 and want to use Migration Assistant to load my new MacBook Pro Retina via ethernet cable.  Migration Assistant says the time to transfer is 21 hrs!  That seems excessive. 
Joe

That may have more to do with the CPU and disk speed on your old MacBoo Pro than with the ethernet speed.

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