Syncing my iPhone 4s

Hi I'm just wondering if it will be ok and not cause any problems. So basically I have sold my old laptop that I used to sync my iPhone with. Yes I wiped the computer before it left. So my main question is when I have a brand new laptop now will my phone get confused because I'm syncing with a different computer

Notes should be stored in iCloud
In Settings>iCloud, are Notes turned on? (I'd also check to be sure Contacts and anything else important is turned on, although you should only turn on Mail if you want an iCloud email address)
Photos and Videos that are in your iPhone's camera roll can be imported to your computer by following the instructions in http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4083
It's pretty much the same process you would follow to import photos from any digital camera
To transfer the Apps and Music purchased from iTunes, first authorize your computer for the account you've used to make purchases
(To authorize, open the iTunes player on your computer, go the the "Store" menu at the very top of iTunes, then choose "Authorize This Computer")
Then, when the iPhone is connected to the computer, choose the "File" menu in iTunes, and you should see an option that says "Transfer purchases from (name of your iPhone)"
This will transfer any items that have been purchased or downloaded for free using the account you just authorized the computer for.
If you're looking to transfer music that was NOT purchased from the iTunes Store, you'll need to use non-Apple software. I've used a program called CopyTrans. I believe the license is $20.
I hope this is helpful!

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