What's the easiest way to transfer 60GB of pics from old mac to new mac

I just got an awesome 24" iMac and want to permanently move 60GB of pics on my older MacBook Pro to my new iMac. I have iPhoto '08 on both computers. Do I just hook up the 2 computers via FireWire and import from within iPhoto on the new computer or is there something else I should do or look out for. Thanks

use the migration assistant, if it's a brand new mac, it will transfer everyting from your old mac to your new mac.
When I said everything, it's everything, your favorite in safari, your music, your email account, your internet connection setup and of course all your photo library.
Migration assistant is in Application - utilities then choose migration assistant. You need to plug both computer together via a firewire cable.
If you just want to tranfer the 60gb of photo you can just restart your old computer by pressing T and this will put your computer in target mode (you will see a big firewire logo moving on the screen. But make sure before you restart your computer and pressing the T, make sre both computer are plug together with a firewire cable.
Then, the hard drive of the old computer will mount on the desktop of the new mac and you can copy your file, like any external hard drive

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