laptop in europe

[palmpalm]

so im going to be taking my thinkpad t60 to europe and the middle east on a business trip and the voltage where i am going is apparently 230 volts whereas here it is 110 or something like that. the a/c adapter with my computer says it does a range of 110-240 and friends have told me this means it is dual voltage and i can use it in those countries with nothing more than an adapter plug but some dude who works for ibm told me that i need a transformer to downgrade the voltage so that it does not damage my computer. ne tech savy guys here wanna tell me the real story?

 

[hunter001]

Before I went overseas I would order a 240 power unit for the PC. It should plug into the same slot the current cord operates from.

 

[Horney_Senior]

so im going to be taking my thinkpad t60 to europe and the middle east on a business trip and the voltage where i am going is apparently 230 volts whereas here it is 110 or something like that. the a/c adapter with my computer says it does a range of 110-240 and friends have told me this means it is dual voltage and i can use it in those countries with nothing more than an adapter plug but some dude who works for ibm told me that i need a transformer to downgrade the voltage so that it does not damage my computer. ne tech savy guys here wanna tell me the real story?

Your friend is correct. I just came back from China where the same situation applied. I'm using a Compaq Evo and the power supply unit handles 100 to 240 volts at either 50 or 60 Hz.

You may need an adapter for the plug, but the power unit is fine. I bought a kit at the Bay that had adapters for every country.

 

[xarir]

Most of the better hotels will let you borrow a plug adapter for free if you don't have one.

As others have said, you don't need a transformer since your A/C is universal voltage already.

 

[l69norm]

you should not have to pay any more than $20 for a travel PLUG adapter set as apposed to a transfomer (which you dont need) You can pick these sets up at luggage places, the airport and places like Radio Shack Source

The small electronics shops (like on Matheson Rd in Mississauga) are a cheaper alternative to Radio Shack/ The Source. You might want the transformer anyway for other devices such as your digital camera or shaver.

 

[osanowo]

The small electronics shops (like on Matheson Rd in Mississauga) are a cheaper alternative to Radio Shack/ The Source. You might want the transformer anyway for other devices such as your digital camera or shaver.

I think most shavers do allows dual voltage input, and a/r to any other electronic equipment, I'd use the USB as much as possible to recharge...

 

[xarir]

It's really only old or cheap electrical items that are now single voltage. For years now all of the portable electronics I've bought are dual voltage. On the rare occasions I found something that wasn't dual voltage I wouldn't buy it.