Trading computers with a friend

I have a Macbook(blk) and my friend has a macbook Pro....both are intel core duos. We are trading. I need the Pro and he needs the portability. I was wondering if i could trade the applications folder, user folder, and library on each comp so that we dont half to reinstall all our programs. . . .can it be done in a way that I can put my final cut on the pro and he can put his pro tools on Black Beuty. . . ??? CAn we do this without having to reinstall all the OS and programs . . .???? THANKS!!

If you both computer use an up to date version of Mac OS X and other software then as long as you have an external FireWire drive to use as an intermediary you should be able to do it.
What you will firstly need to do is to be sure that the FW drive is partitioned using the GUID Partition Table. From then do the following…
1) Install SuperDuper! on both computers…
http://www.shirt-pocket.com/
2) Clone Computer A to the external FW drive using SuperDuper! and make sure that Computer B is able to boot from the FW drive.
3) Boot Computer A from its Installation DVD 1 and erase it using Disk Utility.
4) Connect Computer A to Computer B using FireWire Target Disk Mode…
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=58583
Be aware that Computer B is booted normally and Computer A is in FWTDM.
5) Clone Computer B to Computer A using SuperDuper!.
6) Check to see is Computer A boots and operates correctly. If it does then this system is done.
7) Boot computer B from the FW drive and use Disk Utility to erase it.
8) Clone the FW drive to Computer B.
9) Check to see is Computer B boots and operates correctly. If it does then you're all done.

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