Stop acting like his parents. He didn't ask what he should do with the money so everyone stop making it sound as if he is wrong in what he is getting. He has the money to get a better computer that will be faster and last longer than the bottom line laptop that some are suggesting he should have got. Faster is better no matter what the use will be for.
Congratulations on your better laptop. Many a time I wished I had more money to get the faster version of a cpu. You should be able to clone your hard drive to the ssd using a program like CarbonCopyCloner that will completely copy your information. You just have to have both drives running and connected somehow. My suggestion would be to get an external kit to put one of the drives in it so both drives are connected. Then when you are done, you will have a small external hard drive for storage or taking files with you.
Good Luck.
Congratulations on your better laptop. Many a time I wished I had more money to get the faster version of a cpu. You should be able to clone your hard drive to the ssd using a program like CarbonCopyCloner that will completely copy your information. You just have to have both drives running and connected somehow. My suggestion would be to get an external kit to put one of the drives in it so both drives are connected. Then when you are done, you will have a small external hard drive for storage or taking files with you.
Good Luck.