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<blockquote data-quote="supergper" data-source="post: 434826" data-attributes="member: 34042">The problem with using migration assistant (especially currently) is that most users upgrading will be going from a PPC machine to an intel machine.&nbsp; If you transfer those apps from the PPC machine to the intel machine some will not run and those that do run will be running with Rosetta.&nbsp; It makes for a VERY slow machine.&nbsp; SuperDuper would do the same.&nbsp; Some apps require you to re-enter your serial if you use the migration assistant, some do not.&nbsp; If you use SuperDuper you will not have to re-enter anything.&nbsp; It's an exact copy of your hard drive, migration assistant is quite a bit quicker though.&nbsp; I've setup hundreds of machines and transferred info from one machine to another almost just as many times and these are my experiences.&nbsp; Personally I use SuperDuper for what it's intended to do, as a backup for disaster recovery, not as a migration tool.&nbsp; I use Migration Assistant to transfer users if they are going from PPC -&gt; PPC or intel -&gt; intel but never PPC -&gt; intel.&nbsp; Migration Assistant does as excellent job at what it does.&nbsp; I usually just reload (or load) the machine from scratch and reload all the programs with the original disks, it tends to be a much nicer install and usually results in a ton less problems down the road.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="supergper, post: 434826, member: 34042"] The problem with using migration assistant (especially currently) is that most users upgrading will be going from a PPC machine to an intel machine. If you transfer those apps from the PPC machine to the intel machine some will not run and those that do run will be running with Rosetta. It makes for a VERY slow machine. SuperDuper would do the same. Some apps require you to re-enter your serial if you use the migration assistant, some do not. If you use SuperDuper you will not have to re-enter anything. It's an exact copy of your hard drive, migration assistant is quite a bit quicker though. I've setup hundreds of machines and transferred info from one machine to another almost just as many times and these are my experiences. Personally I use SuperDuper for what it's intended to do, as a backup for disaster recovery, not as a migration tool. I use Migration Assistant to transfer users if they are going from PPC -> PPC or intel -> intel but never PPC -> intel. Migration Assistant does as excellent job at what it does. I usually just reload (or load) the machine from scratch and reload all the programs with the original disks, it tends to be a much nicer install and usually results in a ton less problems down the road. [/QUOTE]

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