Sync MacBook with new MacBook Pro

He everyone,
I'm awaiting delivery of my new MacBook Pro and would like to transfer/sync/backup all my data from my old MacBook to my new gadget.
Am I right to asume that with a firewire cable and isync this should be easily done?
Are there any other options to basically copy everything from one machine to another?
Thanks for your advice.
Frank

iSync doesn't copy data from one Mac to another (it's for syncing Contacts and Calendars to mobile phones) - but the *Migration Assistant* does, which will appear when you setup the new Mac.
http://www.apple.com/pro/tips/migration.html

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