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[pops619]

I recently got a laptop, and I'd like to transfer files from my old computer to it. What's the simplest way to do this?

 

[CaptainABAB]

3.5" floppies

 

[Tabris]

Hook them up to a router, make sure their under the same workgroup name, share out folders, map a network drive to that shared folder, then transfer the files to your laptop.

 

[Felidae_Khrall]

Firewire if you've got it (I think you can set it up with USB too)

 

[Kon Tiki]

Crossover cable?

 

[Deg]

DVD RW or Network.

 

[miyuru]

How much stuff do you want to transfer?

Burning would be the fastest thing to do IMO, since you probably already have a burner in your laptop.

 

[Fallopian Tube]

Personal webserver.

 

[Felidae_Khrall]

How much stuff do you want to transfer?

Burning would be the fastest thing to do IMO, since you probably already have a burner in your laptop.

How would having a burner in the laptop he wants to transfer files TO help ?

 

[Pochacco]

Ethernet is probably the fastest.
Set up a network.

 

[Pimpwerx]

1. router - setup a home network and you can transfer over the airwaves
2. CD/DVD - if you got a burner, then there you go. Buy 5 cheap CDRWs and you're set
3. USB drive - those portable little keychain memory dealies kick ass. I got a 128MB one from Lexar for $20.

PEACE.

 

[CaptainABAB]

Print the documents out. But don't worry about having to retype them in. Get a scanner with OCR software. Same applies to images but you might need to get a color printer.

 

[IntestineBoy]

Print the documents out. But don't worry about having to retype them in. Get a scanner with OCR software. Same applies to images but you might need to get a color printer.

IAWTP!

 

[Cerebral Palsy]

How would having a burner in the laptop he wants to transfer files TO help ?

Ue a CD-RW or DVD-RW to transfer the files.

 

[pops619]

We're talking like five gigabytes here, so CDRW would be more of a last resort for me. I wish I had a DVD burner, but I don't. It sounds like setting up a network will be my best bet. Thanks for all the input guys.

 

[miyuru]

How would having a burner in the laptop he wants to transfer files TO help ?

Oops, stupid mixup on my part

 

[Gattsu25]

compress the files into zips and transfer them over using AIM :b

 

[Mason]

compress the files into zips and transfer them over using AIM :b

I actually tried that the other night but I get horrible upload/download speeds when using AIM so I ditched the idea.

 

[Vlad]

Well, with that large of an amount of data, you're really best off networking the two computers and dumping the files that way.

 

[8bit]

Crossover Ethernet.