Considering adding an SSD - how to I migrate over my files

you can use carbon copy cloner, and select the folder you don't want.
Personally I would install the system,update it and import the stuff through migration assistant, but if you don't want to, just use carbon copy cloner.

 

You're running 10.5 so just use Time Machine as it's already right there.

1. Do a current Time Machine backup

2. Boot from the 10.5 install disk

3. Once at the first install screen go up to the utilities menu and select "Restore from Time Machine".

Your files, user account and all your settings/preferences and even your desktop pic will all be restored perfectly on the new SSD.

You will need to exclude all the things you don't want on the SSD and that obviously won't fit in the TM preferences. Click options then the plus sign to add excluded items.

I would even keep 10.5 on the 1TB as it gives you another healthy boot drive if anything ever goes wrong with the SSD.

 

Your all grown up now and you can do what ever you want but..

The people that have the most problems with the SSD particularly sand force SSD did exactly what you talking about..

I have issues with the Vertex 2 in this computer about 2 years ago, I called OCZ and the first question was "Did you do a fresh install or a clone" I had cloned..fresh install and everything was happy..

Put a fresh install on there and use your old Home folder on the TB drive and forget about it..if you need you can copy some preference folders over..