My wife's new MacBook Air arrived today as promised. I immediately opened the box and started setting up the computer for my wife. After asking for my preferred language (English) and geographical area (United States) it asked if I wanted to transfer data from an old computer, iCloud, or a Time Machine backup. I selected the old computer. It then told me to start the "Migration Assistant" on the original computer. It also told me I could find it in the "Applications" folder in the "Utilities" folder. I navigated to the right place, started the app, and selected the 3rd option which indicated it would be sending data to a new computer. Then I just sat back and let the computers do their thing.
I started the data transfer in the kitchen with only a single machine plugged into power and the other running on the battery. It suggested I apply power to both computers and I did. Then I decided with it being Christmas Eve and knowing we had a lot of food to prepare I should move the computers to a less busy area of the house. I unplugged both machines and found 2 new outlets in my bedroom. I let the process continue and it did so without interruption. My wife has a lot of photos and so it took about an hour to complete.
Once the data transferr finished, I had one or two more questions to answer. My wife had to log into her apple ID and then the setup finished. She is now ready to use her new computer. Apple has done a great job making the process of upgrading to a new computer as painless as possible. The only downside is that users get used to the ease and it is almost impossible to change platforms later.
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