Will I lose all of my purchases on my iTunes account if...?

So here's my dilemma:
I currently only have an iPad and an iPhone.  They both are great but am in dire need of purchasing a laptop.  I do not have access to a computer at all.  I had used a friends iMac to start up my iPad.  I really want to sell my iPad and use that money to put towards a MacBook/Mac Mini.  The thing is that I'm worried I will lose all of/most of my purchases.  I know I can access my apps from my iPhone via AppStore "cloud".  However music and videos no longer seem to have that option since the real icloud and iOS 5 came out (which I haven't been able to update since I don't have a computer available.). So I'm worried I will lose all of the content that's downloaded on my iPad and not be able to get it on my future Mac purchase.  Any advice with this situation?  Thanks in advance!

See here...
Download Past Purchases ( for Free )
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2519
Log into iTunes using the account the Purchase was made with... Click on Buy... and a notice will come up saying you already have it... do you wish to download it again... Click Yes...

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