Migrate data from imac to macbook pro

I want to migrate data from an imac over to a macbook pro. The macbook pro already has data on it which i want to keep on it. I want to make a new user on the macbook pro called "imac" and this user will have all the imacs data stored on it. How can I transfer all this data across and how can i put it into a new user?
Both computers are running OSX Mavericks.

Thunderbolt is even better than Firewire.
Migration Assistant will not overwrite any existing data or existing user account. It will only create a new account and transfer into the new account.
If you wish to move data from your other computer into an existing user account on the target computer, then you don't want to use Migration Assistant. You would use another type of tool such as a standard backup utility or file/folder synchronization tool. I would suggest using Carbon Copy Cloner. Bear in mind that for this to work correctly the usernames of both the source and target accounts should be the same lest you run into permissions problems after the transfers.
CCC will let you specify only what you want to transfer or let you clone an entire volume.

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