Syncing iPad 2 and also iPhone 4

Hi
I have just bought an iPad 2 and also have an iphone 4. Can anyone tell me if I can sync them both using the same iTunes account even though I want differnt stuff on each of them.
Many thanks

the-tdgroup wrote:
Many thanks for that. I wonder if you can also answer another question. If I were to format my PC would I lose all my iTunes stuff for both iPhne 4 and iPad2 or is there somw way to back it all up and then re sync it all once the PC is back up and running?
Yes you would - the first time you sync your iPhone and iPad with an empty iTunes library, all iTunes content on each device would be erased first with a warning message provided indicating this would occur before doing so. Your iTunes library should be included with your computer's backup along with all other important data - stored on an external drive or some other external media used for backup purposes only.
Follow the instructions included with this link to back up your iTunes library to an external drive or to update your iTunes library backup immediately before reformatting your PC's hard drive.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1751

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