Is there anyway to transfer my 'usual syncing' comp without losing music?

The laptop that i usually keep my iPhone 3G connected to broke a couple weeks back, and only being able to get stuff off one computer is a pain because if i sync it to my new computer i'll lose everything on their like my iTunes music etc. I want to add more music and update the software etc. Is there anyway i can use another computer as my usual computer without losing all of my music? Like transferring the music off the phone to the computer first before syncing it? :S
Thanks in advance (:

The iPhone is designed to sync iTunes media with one and only one computer - connecting it to a different computer will result in your iTunes media content being deleted from the iPhone. Sync of iTunes media content is one way (computer to phone) with the exception of music purchased directly on the iPhone. To reverse the process, you'd need 3rd party software (google search TouchCopy, for example).
Keep in mind that the iPhone is not a backup device - you are better off having an external HDD and a good backup strategy, which would make this recovery a whole lot easier...

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