Change iPhone Sync from PC to Mac Book

I purchased an iPhone when they first came out...and set it up to sync with a Dell Computer. Now, I've purchased a Mac Book Pro and would like to sync it with that.
1. I can't seem to deauthorize the iPhone from the PC
2. I can see the iPhone on my Mac Book Pro...but can't sync it
Do I need to completely reset the phone and start from the beginning? Also, now I have to find a way to get my music from my other computers to the new Mac Book Pro...
Any help would be greatly appreciated

An iPhone is not authorized or tied to a particular computer in any way. You can activate an iPhone with a Windows PC and then sync it with a Mac or vice-versa. Some sync their iTunes music and video with their Mac but sync everything else with their Windows PC. You can sync iTunes music and video with one computer but an iPhone is not authorized to any one computer.
What happens when you try to sync your iPhone with your MBP? Any error message provided?
iTunes includes an Export Library and Back Up to Disc options which can be used to transfer your iTunes music from one computer to another.

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