Help with Using One Master Account on a NAS server in ALAC

I want to use my Netgear ReadyNAS server to hold my music, which I am going to re-rip into Apple Lossless (using dBpoweramp converter and a sony xl1b -so as to do 200 discs at a time). That server is mainly used by my home 2008 Mac Pro. So the iTunes account on that coputer can control it, or is can be pointed to the server through a shared library. I use this music through my house using an Apple TV and a Control4 HC-500 to push music through my house.
However, I also want to be able to put this music onto my Dell laptop (want a MacBook, but just can't spend that right now). However, I do not want it in ALAC, because this is the computer I use to sync with my iphone and older ipod (not used much).
Questions:
1) would it be better to use my Mac Pro to manage that library or would it be better to use a shared library?
2) How best do I move tracks from my main library to the one on my laptop (and ultimately my iphone)?
thanks,

Many people like to keep two versions of each song: one lossless for stereo use, and one compressed for iPod use. iTunes has nothing that makes that job easy.
Your situation is even more complicated because of the second computer.
It would probably be easiest copying the library to the Dell. Use iTunes to convert all the files to MP3, and then you can delete the lossless copies from the Dell. Every once in a while, find all your new stuff, and repeat the process.
You might also consider using the Mac to sync your iPhone.

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