[SOLVED] What PC can I buy if moving from a Mac?

[abbyt]

I have had a MacBook for years that stopped working well about a year ago. Luckily, I had been regularly backing everything up on an external hard drive and had a work computer that I continued to use instead. My MacBook has just been sitting around unused for about a year. I would like to now buy another laptop, ideally a PC, and want to make sure I purchase one that will be able to accept files from my external hard drive that came from the Mac OS.

What PCs should I be sure to consider or avoid, if transferring the files from Mac to PC via an external hard drive?

Thank you!

 

[ScrewySqrl]

well, what do you ewant to do with it, and what is your budget?

 

[abbyt]

well, what do you ewant to do with it, and what is your budget?

well, what do you ewant to do with it, and what is your budget?

Use it as a work and personal computer, mainly will use internet and apps like Word, Excel, etc. No gaming and minimal streaming. My budget is whatever is less than a Mac, which looks to be about $1000 new.

 

[ScrewySqrl]

for a laptop for just basic, no gaming use, you can go muuuch cheaper.

this is as good option: only $559. it is capable of lightweight gaming
https://www.newegg.com/acer-aspire-5-a515-44-r4m5/p/N82E16834316900?Item=N82E16834316900

an even simpler one for $349

Amazon.com: A8S 15.6 inch Laptop, Intel Celeron J3455 Quad Core 1920x1080p FHD Screen Windows10 RJ45 USB3.0 HDMI Notebook (8GB RAM+512GB SSD): Computers & Accessories

Amazon.com: A8S 15.6 inch Laptop, Intel Celeron J3455 Quad Core 1920x1080p FHD Screen Windows10 RJ45 USB3.0 HDMI Notebook (8GB RAM+512GB SSD): Computers & Accessories

www.amazon.com

 

[abbyt]

for a laptop for just basic, no gaming use, you can go muuuch cheaper.

this is as good option: only $559. it is capable of lightweight gaming
https://www.newegg.com/acer-aspire-5-a515-44-r4m5/p/N82E16834316900?Item=N82E16834316900

an even simpler one for $349

Amazon.com: A8S 15.6 inch Laptop, Intel Celeron J3455 Quad Core 1920x1080p FHD Screen Windows10 RJ45 USB3.0 HDMI Notebook (8GB RAM+512GB SSD): Computers & Accessories

Amazon.com: A8S 15.6 inch Laptop, Intel Celeron J3455 Quad Core 1920x1080p FHD Screen Windows10 RJ45 USB3.0 HDMI Notebook (8GB RAM+512GB SSD): Computers & Accessories

www.amazon.com

Thanks -- my main question though is not what computer I should buy generally, but rather: will I have issues uploading the info from my external hard drive to a PC, if I had a Mac in the past? And if so, what should my considerations be in buying a PC that will be able to accept the info (from the Mac OS) from the hard drive?

 

[ScrewySqrl]

if the files are on your mac and you have a clean eternal drive/usb stick you can format in FAT, you ca follow this:

https://www.laptopmag.com/articles/move-mac-files-windows-pc


If your external drive is already NFS formatted, you'll need a specialized software to read it in windows, but it can be done, for free:

How to read Mac-formatted drives in Windows for free

If you have a portable hard drive for your Mac but want to connect it to a laptop or PC with Windows, here's what you need to do. We explain the software you need and how it's possible to copy off files for free.

www.techadvisor.co.uk