why is migration assistant so slow?

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modelamac wrote:
Not true.

I have a 2011 MBP (5weeks old) and used FW 800 and Migration Assistant to bring my account from the early 2009 mini.m Worked fine and fast.

I have not even tried the TB port yet - no need to. Waiting for accessories to become available.

I think you misunderstood the second part of jdc's answer, he was answering question #2 "anyone know how to view the video output from a G4 mini on an iMac?", it wasn't referring to migration.