For security/weight/practical reasons, I've never travelled with a laptop to China. But I now own a cheap and very light-weight netbook (Lenovo ) and I'm thinking of bringing it along. Like on my last trip, I was in a fancy hotel in Beijing where there was free wireless but it was 25 US cents per minute to use the hotel's computer. And I couldn't even find a nearby internet cafe or such.

I'm not particularly tech or electrical savvy. I presume I will be able to search for wireless networks in English, right? And I recall that while Chinese electrical plugs look like US ones, they use 220 volts and the US uses 110. right? That doesn't seem like a problem though because (like on most laptops I think) the adapter on my power cord says 100 to 240 input. But it has 3 prongs, and I thought the Chinese plugs are usually 2 prongs? I may have an old set of adapter plugs somewhere, though.

Any suggestions on using a US laptop in China would be appreciated. As long as I don't "fry it," I'll be happy.