Transferring iPhone to a new computer

Hi there,
I'm sure that this is a regularly asked question but I can't seem to find an exact answer for this. Sorry.
My wife and I both have iPhones. They were both synched to my macbook pro however only my contacts were being backed up.
She has now bought her own macbook pro and we want to sync her phone to her computer. I am concerned that she will lose her contacts when the initial sync takes place. How do I move the contacts across?
Thank you for your help.
Lloyd

If you sync her iphone to a blank address book, then it will be erased.  Same is true of calendar entries.
Her itunes contents and synced pics will be erased as well.
If you enter a unique contact and calendar entry you should get the option to merge the data when you sync.

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