Thunderbolt Transfer iMac to iMac?

Hi, I have just brought a 2nd iMac 27" both exactly the same running X 10.8.4 I want clone the new one with old one. I tried using the Immigration Assistant using Thunderbolt but I couldn't get it to work. Any suggestions?

Connect the two via the Thunderbolt cable. Boot the Target computer into Target Disk Mode. Boot the Source computer normally. The disk icon for the Target should appear on the Source's Desktop. Now use Migration Assistant to transfer your data, this time. I don't think the "Immigration Assistant" will work.

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you purchased the wrong cable - Salesperson should've know better.
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dsimagry, Mark wasn't asking about a Mid 2011 iMac, he was asking about a mid 2010 iMac with a 2011 MBP. That link is not applicable.
Mark, I have a similar setup (same iMac, 2012 MBP with thunderbolt) and have been working on it for a while. While the Thunderbolt ports are supposedly backwards compatible with the Mini DisplayPort interface, a bunch of reading (and an experimental purchase (and subsequent return) of a $70 Thunderbolt cable to try it out) indicates that you can't do that with a Thunderbolt cable but that a Mini DisplayPort <--> Mini DisplayPort cable should work.
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Have a read here http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Thunderbolt/10.6/en/30822.html
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I have until Monday to decide to keep it or return it and I'm doing this test to see if it would make a good second computer for our editing (primary is 8 core MacPro).
I can either afford this 27" iMac with a Promise Thunderbolt disk OR anoher MacPro with 4 internal disks.
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klp29 wrote:
Or even more complex ........ should I use all three disks (also the SSD) for different parts of the video / process and if so, what's your thoughts?
Or......... would you go for yet another 8 core Macpro without SSD and Thunderbolt??
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However, one TBolt disk is really a waste.
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6-core 3.3GHz Mac Pro
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aftermarket RAM (see above paranthetic)
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aftermarket ESATA PCIe card
ESATA enclosures with drives
That last bullet is "up to you" bit. You can do 2 external enclosures with RAID0, RAID1, whatever works for storage and speed. And it can be built piece-meal as you need to expand.
Why did I pick the 6-core vs. one of the 2 x 4-core machines? Horsepower, pure and simple. Those 3.3GHz 6-core chips are quick little bastards (compared to the rest of the Mac Pro line) and you really want raw number crunching power vs. a bzillion cores. Put the apps and OS on the SSD. Scratch space on the internal 10K drives. Then figure out how to split the storage up with your external enclosures.
When you're ready, grab a Quadro 4K card and enhance your video editing speed substantially.
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