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Wndows media player to Apple Itunes

I have ripped quite a few CD's to my external hardrive using WMP11 as my library. They are ripped in Windows Lossless format. I want to purchase a new computer and was thinking of switching to Apple. Would this be an easy transition. Can I hook my external to the Apple and play music off it and use the Itunes setup or would this be to complicated to do. Should I just purchase another Windows PC.
bodine
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onhwy61
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What's the advantage of converting from MP3 to Apple Lossless?
vegasears
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I’m still learning mac and use the following help page:
http://www.computing.net/mac/wwwboard/wwwboard.html
bodine OP
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Vegasears
Is the apple you have PC compatible or an older model. I'm not sure but I think some Macs are not. I'm assuming all the new Mac models are PC compatible.
vegasears
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Mine is the last of of there product line that has not changed processors, G5 to Intel Dual Core. It's not PC compatible nor do I want or need it to be. My Son has a new MacBook laptop with the newer processor. Other than hardware options I can’t see a difference. If your are not familiar the new/older mac’s below is a link the apples G5 page. Check out the spec’s and the way the case is engineered and constructed. The darn thing is built like a BMW. Very impressive design.

http://www.apple.com/powermac/
pabelson
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Vegasears: As you say, Macs can read a PC-formatted hard drive--and that includes a lot of older Macs, not just the new Intels. But that's not Bodine's problem. His problem is that his music files are encoded in a Windows Media format, and iTunes on a Mac cannot read those files, as far as I know. That's why he needs to find some sort of conversion software.
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