Laptop Power Compatibility Question
 

Hi all...I've never taken my laptop out of the country before and would like to make sure it can take the new voltage/hertz...I will be in the Netherlands which has electricity at 230V and 50Hz

On my laptop it says-
INPUT: 22.5-18V -- 2.7-3.2A

On the power supply "box" it says-
INPUT- 100-240V ~ 50-60Hz 1.4A

Output -- 22-18VDC/2.7-3.2A

Judging from common sense, I'm thinking I won't need more than a plug adapter...am I right?

You don't need a voltage converter, but a plug converter.

Had been with my notebook RTW. Never been a problem with voltage in different countries. All you need is the plug adapters.

In case it matters, you'll also be OK there with a US modem cable. The Continent generally uses the same phone jacks as the US, though the UK uses a different style.

That certainly hasn't been my experience. Though sometimes hotels have phones with an RJ-11 data port, many use the jack that is standard in that country. The standard jack in the netherlands is not RJ-11.

I was checking the same thing on my laptop power supply, last fall before a trip to Thailand. Everything seemed to be comatible.

Then I saw " Made in Thailand" on the power supply.

Turns out the hard drive was made there as well.

If it's an Apple Macintosh, drop me a line. Through work I have access to Apple Service Parts and can get the actual plug adapter that they would use in that part of the world. They don't cost more than a few bucks.

(that offer stands for anybody out there)

best regards,
-levi aka eastwest

If "the Continent" is supposed to be Europe ... it sure has not the same plugs as in the US. You'll need different adapters to your RJ-11 in almost any European country.

Apologies for attempting to generalize too much from personal experience. I should know by now that generalizing about Europe is dangerous!

a330300: Fry's sells a kit with a number of adaptors for foreign countries: you may want to check there.

Thanks for the help everyone! I've borrowed a set of power plug adapters and an electric converter from a realtive so hopefully that's all I'll need for this trip. Again, thank for all the assistance!

I've found a pretty decent resource for this and power adapter issues at Magellan's Travel Catalog (no - I have no ties to them beyond having purchased a clock from them once).
http://www.magellans.com/guides/modem-use.html

Greg