Possible mac to pc mp3 transfer?

Hi, I own an iMac. I have a very large CD/mp3 collection (about 35 gigs worth last count in iTunes). I am wanting to get a cheap PC laptop I can bring to work (we use PCs there). Is there any way to transfer my mp3s from my Mac to my new PC laptop? I've tried buying an external hardrive but it didn't work on my brother's PC laptop (an HP). I also tried using my Ipod as a disk drive by the PC woudn't recognize that either. I even tried burning a data disc with some mp3s and TV shows I downloaded from Itunes but on the PC they were choppy and didn't play right. Any suggestions?

One suggestion is to reformat your iPod as Windows format. You will have to plug it into a Windows machine running iTunes there and restore it on that computer. This will erase the entire iPod and reformat as windows format.
Then put it back on your Mac. Macs can read and write to Windows formatted iPods (but Windows can not read Mac formatted iPods). Resync your library to the now Windows formatted iPod. Now you are back to where you were when you started except the iPod is Windows formatted.
Now all you have to do is on the Mac, check the box to switch the iPod to Manually Manage mode, hit APPLY, say yes to the pop up and it will be switched to manual manage. Eject it and take it to work with you. All you need now is a computer running iTunes. If needed, install iTunes on a computer. Now plug the iPod into that computer. In iTunes you can now access the iPod directly and play anything directly off the iPod (via the iTunes interface). There you go.
When you get home, you can switch the iPod back to Auto update mode to sync back play counts, ratings, etc. and to apply any updates you made to your library. Just switch it back to manual mode before you go to work.
I do this all the time. My windows formatted iPod is synced to my eMac library but I often play it at work where I have installed iTunes on my computer and just have an empty library. I can play directly off my iPod and music files don't clog up my work computer.
Good luck!
Patrick

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