Re: Voltage Converter?

BillW50 wrote:
"Barry Watzman" <WatzmanNOSPAM@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message on Fri, 28 Mar 2008 22:05:10 -0400
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For any laptop that I've seen, Dell included, they are all 110-220
anyway. You will need a different cord, or an adapter for the plug,
but the laptop will probably work on 220. HOWEVER, CHECK THE LABEL
ON THE POWER SUPPLY TO BE SURE.

Wow! I must be living in a parallel universe here! I just checked my Toshibas (some dating back to '99), Gateways, LCD external monitors, etc. And they all say an input voltage of 100V to 240V.


You are correct, except for what Barry writ about the plug converter. The US two prong polarized plug is used only in North America. A plug converter or a regionalized power cable to the transformer box is still a necessity.


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