Which firewire to buy?

I have a new iMac, i am trying to work out which firewire cable i should buy to transfer files from my macbook (15inch). I don't know how many pins are in the macbook socket and how many are in the iMac.

Alan ~ Welcome to the Support Communities. Click on the  menu and choose "About this Mac". In the resulting panel, click on "More Info...". In the resulting window, if necessary, click on the Hardware disclosure triangle. Then click on Firewire — the speed (400 or 800 Mb/sec) implies the type of cable you'll need, e.g.
And this free Mactracker app also provides such info, e.g.

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