Spilled tea on my MacBook Pro while it was on.

OMG! 2 days ago. Will not boot - when I turn it on, the screen lights up, the boot sound announces and then... nothing but the sound of the logic board attempting connect through. Eventually a folder with a question mark displays on the screen.
So - I think I'm cooked. Now doing due diligence on a new model. Spoke with apple & suggested I might get my data off the hard drive by involking 'target disc mode' and linking a new MAC to the sad departed one.
Has anyone tried this? Do I need a MAC to MAC link to get the data?
I am 1 month out from my last back-up. have idisc. Worried about contacts and email records mainly. Your advice would be greatly appreciated.

if you have a mobileme account. Your contacts may be on the me server, same with your me.com email to check go to http://www.me.com. click sign in, type in your mobile me email address and password. ones logged in click in you can see what email is on the server by clicking on the mail stamp. to see what addresses are on the server click on the address book.
if the contacts/email is on the server I can tell you how to sync them to your computer.
if the server dose not have your contacts/email. It's worth trying disk mode. http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1661 explains how to boot a computer into disk mode. you do need a firewire cable to connect the two computers together.
if disk mode doesn't work
a service provider might be able to pull data off a hard drive even if disk mode dose not work. http://www.apple.com/buy/locator/service/ can be used to find an authorized service provider.
if a service provider can't get to the data
http://www.drivesaversdatarecovery.com/ drive savers can recover data from many failed drives; but they're rather expensive.

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The logic board might be damaged or another part of your MacBook Pro. I recommend you to make a backup of your data and take your computer to an Apple Store or reseller because your computer may fail at any moment.
You should do this to guarantee that your computer is safe. Furthermore, you may need a new computer if liquid has affected to a lot of parts, being cheaper a new Mac

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