Transferring data between existing MacBook Pro and new imac

Hi,
I have just purchased a new imac and I'm wondering the best way to transfer data from my laptop to the new mac. My Macbook Pro was running quite slow and was a bit tedious, so I'm concerned that if I use my current time machine backup to launch the imac, then some of these issues might affect the new computer. To be honest, I'm not even sure if you can do that....
I was also wondering if anyone is aware of a method which I could use to keep both computers synced, but still maintain control over what info is actually synced (the hard disk on the imac is way beyond what's available on my laptop).
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks!

It would be a mistake to replace a new fully functioning system on your iMac with a potentially dysfunctional one on your MBP. If you need to transfer personal data then you can connect the two via FireWire cable and use Target Disk Mode to transfer your data manually. If you have a MobileMe account, then you can sync your Mail accounts, iCal calendars, Address Book entries, and Safari bookmarks that way.
You can use ordinary backup software to sync two computers connected by FireWire and using Target Disk Mode. You can use a USB flash drive depending upon the amount of data you need to move between the two computers. You can use an external hard drive as intermediary. However, Time Machine is not a utility intended to keep two computers synced.
You should give thought to what you need synched, as your question seems to imply you think that means everything, but I doubt that's what you had in mind.

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