What Cable Do I Need THIS TIME!

Hello, I need recommendations really - I have just brought a new (2009) MacBook and want to transfer all my music/video/photo files across but, after all the excitement purchasing and opening it today, I realise that I can't do any of that because my cables aren't compatible!
I bought a 6-pin to 6-pin FireWire cable last time around, for about 25 quid, to do this ONE process. And now I can't use that. It's very frustrating...
I need to know a) what's the best one to buy, versus b) what's the cheapest - as I'm probably only going to use the bloody thing once whereupon it will sit in my "bag o' cables" until I have to buy another new Mac, and see that the format's changed again.
I currently have a MacBook2,1 (according to 'About This Mac') - which I'm still on as my new Mac sits idle yet shiny in the corner!
Yours disgruntledly(!)

how would a different FireWire (400 to 800) cable work if the new macbook doesnt even have a FireWire port...? i am not the most technologically saavy person on earth but if there is no firewire port how would you insert a firewire cable...
i just purchased 2 macbooks online on friday and am waiting to get them shipped and now am doubting my purchases. how can i bring all my stuff from my iMac over? Like Word/Excel/PPT...pictures, movies, music... I like the old drag and drop... The way Macs used to be... User friendly.

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