HT5219 Using 'Thunderbolt' cables

Hi
I am a 'new' Apple user who is trying hard to quickly transfer old data onto my Apple systems. I have moved all my data onto the iMac (Christmas) and now want to do the same on the macbook I just got as my mobile device. The 'Thunderbolt' port and cable seems like the ideal way since it is advertised as being 'high speed' but I am not sure if I can hook up my macbook to the iMac using the thunderbolt ports - my hope is that each machine will then see the other's hard drive via the 'finder' function and I can copy my files across quickly - has anyone done this before or do I have to use the file transfer app?
Thanks in advance

That I suspect was my error - the retina display model is great (I am not sure my eyesight is actually upto appreciating it but a good salesman in the shop helped me part with the extra on the weight for how I will use it) except for that one missing link which I never thought would be significant given how much is done wirelessly. I am going to start the transfer over the network this afternoon and see how long it takes - lesson for next time (albeit I suspect by that time the world will have moved on and everything will be cloud based only)
Thanks again

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