Migration Assistant for Macbook Pro 13" and iMac 27"

Hello
I am about to start migrating files and programs from my macbook pro 13" to an iMac. What type of firewire cable do I need to use? Is it the 9pin - 9pin one?

I'm assuming your MBP is a late 2009, 2010 or 2011 machine. If so you need a cable like:
http://www.amazon.com/Tripp-Lite-F015-006-Firewire-Hi-speed/dp/B000AAZQJU/ref=sr12?ie=UTF8&qid=1301098093&sr=8-2
If both of your machines use Firewire 800 the cable above will work just fine. If your MBP uses Firewire 400 then you need a cable like:
http://www.amazon.com/Firewire-800-IEEE-1394B-Cable/dp/B0027DPM1U/ref=sr13?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1301098163&sr=1-3
Finally I would recommend using Pondini's guide for *Setup Assistant*, you will find that:
http://web.me.com/pondini/AppleTips/SetupAsst.html
Roger

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