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Laptop in Europe
Mike Danger
"Diane..."a place both wonderful and strangeRegistered User regular
"Diane..."a place both wonderful and strangeRegistered User regular
I am planning on bringing along my MacBook on a trip to Europe with me. It's not going to be moving anywhere--I'm leaving it in the hotel where we're staying.
I'm a bit confused about adapters though. I saw that Apple sells a "world adapter kit" for $40 which seems extremely overpriced. Is there a better way to rig myself up and acquire sweet, sweet electricity?
(The type of adapter I was told to purchase is the one in the picture below. I have no idea what the name for it is.)
I'm a bit confused about adapters though. I saw that Apple sells a "world adapter kit" for $40 which seems extremely overpriced. Is there a better way to rig myself up and acquire sweet, sweet electricity?
(The type of adapter I was told to purchase is the one in the picture below. I have no idea what the name for it is.)
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Europe is 220V
The picture you showed is only the plug adapter.
So I guess I'm set in that department?
However that of course depends on your definition of "Europe" but geographically Europe is aprox. 50 countires (the exact number depends on you definition of what consists a country) and it includes countries like Russia, Turkey, Albania and whole bunch of former Soviet republic members.
I do assume you mean western-Europe but even within the EU not all sockets are the same - for example the UK ones are different than those in the rest of the EU.
Also do check your adapter again. It needs to it is fine with 50 Hz else you have trouble. Most likely it will do so, else the 100-240V would make little sense, but better safe than holding a dead Mac :-)
pick em up at a dollar store here, or there.