Switching to a new MacBook Pro

Post date: 2019-11-20 09:30:03

I'm planning on buying a new MacBook Pro later this week when the one I want goes on sale at Costco. Current MacBook is 10 years old and barely functional. What do I need to know about switching and what is the easiest way to handle transferring data from old to new?

I understand these are some pretty basic questions but I appreciate the help. It's been ten years since I got a new laptop, and that was to replace one that died catastrophically, so I have no experience moving all my stuff from one laptop to another. Most of what I want to transfer over is a large collection of pictures, music that's in iTunes, and some writing (primarily Word documents).

It looks like MacBooks have a different type of USB port now. Is it as simple as getting the right cord with the right ends/adapters?

What else do I need to know about newer MacBooks? I see they don't have a disc drive anymore, which boooo because I have a lot of physical CDs I'd prefer to put on my laptop for listening to there or on my iPod (yes I am An Old why do you ask). Any other big surprises waiting for me from the last decade of MacBook updates?

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