Easiest way

[The Ash Man]

Hi Boffins

Whats the best/easiest way to transfer files from one laptop to another

I am buying a new laptop and want to transfer all my photos, etc from the old one to the new one

Any help would be much appreciated.

Also any advice on what to get laptop wise

I only use it for internet really, dont download anything really. Just need something simple.

I currently have a Toshiba Satellite

Thanks

[A Mum]

I was once told that you can buy a cord/cable (at the time they said it was $50 or so) that you plug from old computer to new and it transfers them for you.

[Sorry Dude]

You could buy an external hard drive and put everything on that. This way you can have a backup of everything and also can trasport it from 1 to the other.

[Wedgie]

I've got one of those cords Mum mentioned, it just plugs into each PCs USB port. About $10 from memory. You can also transfer stuff via the network be it by cable or wirelessly, move hard drives about, use an external hard drive, burn disks, use a flash memory, the options are endless.

[Westsider]

Either USB or Portable HDD are easy

[Dog_ger]

Everyone will probably laugh?

I have heaps of memory sticks.

16Gig would be the best/easiest and cheapest for me.

Because I already have them.

I also have usb to usb but never used it...?

Makes sense to use it though.

[The Ash Man]

Thanks all

I bought the new Toshiba Satellite as I have had one before and had no problems with it

I also got given a Belkin transfer cable which made life very easy!

[Pat Malone]

Similar question guys, I need to transfer stuff from my old laptop to new one, however I dont know how to get it off my old laptop as the screen is smashed. Any beaut ideas or do I need to plug into a monitor so I can see what I am transferring?

[Westsider]

Similar question guys, I need to transfer stuff from my old laptop to new one, however I dont know how to get it off my old laptop as the screen is smashed. Any beaut ideas or do I need to plug into a monitor so I can see what I am transferring?

Plug in a monitor mate. Too hard otherwise.