Syncing my iphone to a brand new apple laptop from a PC

How can I sync my contacts, apps etc that are on my iphone to my new macbook? I have everything orig synced on my Dell laptop and I don't wanna sync and lose everything on my iphone!
Thanks

Back up your iTunes library and restore it on your mac again http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1382
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1751
Set up at least one contact and one event on your mac addressbook and calendar to be able to merge your data on your phone.
Disable automatic sync in iTunes, connect your phone, backup manually. Transfer your purchases.
When you sync for the first time iTunes content and photos will be deleted. Your backup in itunes will be used to get your data back to the phone after the first sync.
About backups: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1766
Backing up, updating, restoring: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1414
syncing and merging data: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1296

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