If the problem is related to the USB 1.1 specification of your old laptop then perhaps a PCMCIA USB 2.0 card could help? although spending more money on your old laptop is probably not the best solution being that you've just purchased a new one.
I take it you have decided that copying all data to an external device and transferring it that way is not an option?
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If the problem is related to the USB 1.1 specification of your old laptop then perhaps a PCMCIA USB 2.0 card could help? although spending more money on your old laptop is probably not the best solution being that you've just purchased a new one.
I take it you have decided that copying all data to an external device and transferring it that way is not an option?