TRAVELLING WITH LAPTOP??!!! HELP!

Hi there, not sure if I am in the right forum but just a quich question...I
have a Sony Vaio and will be taking it to Italy for 6 months...any idea what
i would need or what kind of adaptor I would need in order for me to use it
over there?? could I just get a travel plug convertor? any help much
apprecciated! thanks very much!!
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husky13

husky13 wrote:
> Hi there, not sure if I am in the right forum but just a quich question...I
> have a Sony Vaio and will be taking it to Italy for 6 months...any idea what
> i would need or what kind of adaptor I would need in order for me to use it
> over there?? could I just get a travel plug convertor? any help much
> apprecciated! thanks very much!!

Some lap tops can handle both 110 and 220. You will need a new plug. If
your laptop can't handle 220 natively, you will need to get a twenty US
dollar transformer.

P

hi, thanks for your reply and sorry if the next question sounds silly, i'm
not too clued up on electricity and i would not want it to blow up! My Sony
Vaio was purchased in the US of course and the adaptor i have which is Sony
says 19.5v INPUT: 100V-240V OUTPUT: 19.5V - 3.9A How would I know if the
laptop supports 110 and 220? and what kind of plug do i need if it does
handle it? thanks ever so much...
--
husky13


"p" wrote:

> husky13 wrote:
> > Hi there, not sure if I am in the right forum but just a quich question...I
> > have a Sony Vaio and will be taking it to Italy for 6 months...any idea what
> > i would need or what kind of adaptor I would need in order for me to use it
> > over there?? could I just get a travel plug convertor? any help much
> > apprecciated! thanks very much!!
>
> Some lap tops can handle both 110 and 220. You will need a new plug. If
> your laptop can't handle 220 natively, you will need to get a twenty US
> dollar transformer.
>
> P
>

husky13 wrote:
> hi, thanks for your reply and sorry if the next question sounds silly, i'm
> not too clued up on electricity and i would not want it to blow up! My Sony
> Vaio was purchased in the US of course and the adaptor i have which is Sony
> says 19.5v INPUT: 100V-240V OUTPUT: 19.5V - 3.9A How would I know if the
> laptop supports 110 and 220? and what kind of plug do i need if it does
> handle it? thanks ever so much...

It looks like it can handle it but you will need a new plug as the
electric outlets in Europe are different than in the States. Go to your
nearest computer store and ask them for one. They should also be able to
confirm that you won't need a transformer.

P

It's not just the line voltage, but also the AC frequency ( also noted as
Hz ). US standard is 60-Hz but many ( if not most ) countries use 50-Hz
as their standard outlet frequency. Plug types vary greatly. Reference
the chart below:
http://www.kropla.com/electric2.htm

"p" <p@nospam.cn> wrote in message news:g4d2s0$j1m$1@aioe.org...
> husky13 wrote:
>> hi, thanks for your reply and sorry if the next question sounds silly,
>> i'm not too clued up on electricity and i would not want it to blow up!
>> My Sony Vaio was purchased in the US of course and the adaptor i have
>> which is Sony says 19.5v INPUT: 100V-240V OUTPUT: 19.5V - 3.9A How
>> would I know if the laptop supports 110 and 220? and what kind of plug do
>> i need if it does handle it? thanks ever so much...
>
> It looks like it can handle it but you will need a new plug as the
> electric outlets in Europe are different than in the States. Go to your
> nearest computer store and ask them for one. They should also be able to
> confirm that you won't need a transformer.
>
> P

"husky13" <husky13@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:25603AEA-06B9-4624-BF95-D52B2D3DDDF6@microsoft.com...
> hi, thanks for your reply and sorry if the next question sounds silly, i'm
> not too clued up on electricity and i would not want it to blow up! My
> Sony
> Vaio was purchased in the US of course and the adaptor i have which is
> Sony
> says 19.5v INPUT: 100V-240V OUTPUT: 19.5V - 3.9A How would I know if the
> laptop supports 110 and 220? and what kind of plug do i need if it does
> handle it? thanks ever so much...
>
Your laptop will handle 220 volts. The plug that you reqiure for Italy is a
almost like a standard continental 2 pin plug, but for Italy it has an earth
(US: ground) pin in between the current carrying pins.

Look here for picture:

<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_plug#Type_L_.28Italian_3-pin.29>

"husky13" <husky13@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hi there, not sure if I am in the right forum but just a quich
> question...I
> have a Sony Vaio and will be taking it to Italy for 6 months...any idea
> what
> i would need or what kind of adaptor I would need in order for me to use
> it
> over there?? could I just get a travel plug convertor? any help much
> apprecciated! thanks very much!!


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thank you all very much for your good advice!!!
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husky13


"R. McCarty" wrote:

> It's not just the line voltage, but also the AC frequency ( also noted as
> Hz ). US standard is 60-Hz but many ( if not most ) countries use 50-Hz
> as their standard outlet frequency. Plug types vary greatly. Reference
> the chart below:
> http://www.kropla.com/electric2.htm
>
> "p" <p@nospam.cn> wrote in message news:g4d2s0$j1m$1@aioe.org...
> > husky13 wrote:
> >> hi, thanks for your reply and sorry if the next question sounds silly,
> >> i'm not too clued up on electricity and i would not want it to blow up!
> >> My Sony Vaio was purchased in the US of course and the adaptor i have
> >> which is Sony says 19.5v INPUT: 100V-240V OUTPUT: 19.5V - 3.9A How
> >> would I know if the laptop supports 110 and 220? and what kind of plug do
> >> i need if it does handle it? thanks ever so much...
> >
> > It looks like it can handle it but you will need a new plug as the
> > electric outlets in Europe are different than in the States. Go to your
> > nearest computer store and ask them for one. They should also be able to
> > confirm that you won't need a transformer.
> >
> > P
>
>
>

On Tue, 1 Jul 2008 02:35:00 -0700, husky13
<husky13@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> Hi there, not sure if I am in the right forum but just a quich question...I
> have a Sony Vaio and will be taking it to Italy for 6 months...any idea what
> i would need or what kind of adaptor I would need in order for me to use it
> over there?? could I just get a travel plug convertor? any help much
> apprecciated! thanks very much!!


Are you in the US? All (or at least almost all) recent laptops can
handle both the 120V 60 cycle power that's used in the US, and the
240V 50 cycles that's used in many other parts of the world, including
Italy.

Assuming that yours can handle both (check with Sony to be sure, if it
isn't clear on your documentation), all you need is an inexpensive
adapter to convert your US plug to an Italian one. You can buy such an
adapter individually or as part of a set of adapters that cover you
almost anywhere in the world. I keep a set like that in my laptop
case.

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"husky13" <husky13@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:2BD098D1-EA58-4531-80C4-1298198C8C1D@microsoft.com...
> Hi there, not sure if I am in the right forum but just a quich
> question...I
> have a Sony Vaio and will be taking it to Italy for 6 months...any idea
> what
> i would need or what kind of adaptor I would need in order for me to use
> it
> over there?? could I just get a travel plug convertor? any help much
> apprecciated! thanks very much!!
> --
> husky13