New iMac on the way..transfer info

[xxRONNIExx]

Decided it was time to get rid of my mac mini of 5 years, I bought a new 27" iMac. Whats the best way for me to transfer information from my mac mini to my new iMac?
Thanks for the help in advanced...

 

[matreya]

The usual way is to have an external hard drive (portable is easiest) which you use to make a time machine backup of your Mac Mini, then connect it to the new iMac when it arrives and use the Setup Assistant (that launches automatically when you first start a new mac) to migrate your apps/files/settings to the new mac.

 

[xxRONNIExx]

The usual way is to have an external hard drive (portable is easiest) which you use to make a time machine backup of your Mac Mini, then connect it to the new iMac when it arrives and use the Setup Assistant (that launches automatically when you first start a new mac) to migrate your apps/files/settings to the new mac.

Thank you very much matreya...