Can I move PARTIAL library and music files to a 2nd authorized computer?

On my main desktop computer I have a vast library of music in iTunes. I've created a separate "smart" playlist that includes only my 4- and 5-star rated songs. I want to move these and ONLY these to my laptop, and not the entire library. Is there a way to do this?

Sure. What kind of a setup do you have? Are both PCs on the same network with file sharing turned on? Or do you have an external hard drive or thumb drive everything will fit on?
All you need to do is open that playlist, go to the itunes menu > edit > select all.
Click your mouse on the highlighted bundle and drag it over to whatever folder you want to drop it in - either the network share of a laptop folder, or the storage device. Then add them to itunes once they are on the laptop's hard drive.
You could also use Home Sharing, if the laptop and desktop are set up on your home network.

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