TRAVELLING WITH LAPTOP??!!! HELP!

[husky13]

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!!

 

[p]

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]

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...

 

[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...

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

 

[R. McCarty]

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

 

[M.I.5¾]

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>

 

[Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM]

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!!

Make sure you have your mail provider's instructions for sending mail
through a port other than port 25.

 

[husky13]

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

 

[its_my_dime]

RE: MAIL. OUTLOOK will probably receive your mail but it probably will not
SEND, REPLY or FORWARD.

You will either need to get the WEBMAIL address of your provider or use
mail2web.

Make sure you know your email address AND password for that account.

You will need to decide WHEN you want to delete your incoming/sent mail from
your server and set the prompts accordingly.

Have a great trip. And bring lots of EUROS. You will need them!

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

RE: MAIL. OUTLOOK will probably receive your mail but it probably will not
SEND, REPLY or FORWARD.

Why not? I've several times used my laptop in Italy and never had any
trouble with Outlook's sending, replying, or forwarding.

And by the way, husky13 didn't state that he planned to use Outlook.

You will either need to get the WEBMAIL address of your provider or use
mail2web.

Make sure you know your email address AND password for that account.

You will need to decide WHEN you want to delete your incoming/sent mail from
your server and set the prompts accordingly.

Have a great trip. And bring lots of EUROS. You will need them!

Off-topic: You certainly need lots of Euros in Italy these days, but
you needn't bring them in advance. The best way to get them is
normally at ATM machines (bancomats) while you are there.

 

[husky13]

Well, I spoke to Sony at last and they confirmed the laptop is "standard" and
works with an adaptor from 100v to 240v....so no chance of the laptop blowing
up.....thank you all for your response....it is soooooo much
appreciated...now it';s time to change the euros!!! bye

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

Well, I spoke to Sony at last and they confirmed the laptop is "standard" and
works with an adaptor from 100v to 240v

Good. As I was almost sure was the case.

....so no chance of the laptop blowing
up.....thank you all for your response....it is soooooo much
appreciated...

You're welcome. Glad to help.

now it';s time to change the euros!!! bye

No! Did you miss my earlier comment below? I'll repeat it:

"Off-topic: You certainly need lots of Euros in Italy these days, but
you needn't bring them in advance. The best way to get them is
normally at ATM machines (bancomats) while you are there."

You'll get a *much* better exchange rate that way.

Enjoy Italy. It's my favorite place. I've visited there about 20
times.

 

[John McGaw]

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...

If you copied the text from the power brick properly then it will support
power worldwide. Japan uses 100V, North America uses 120V, and nearly
everyone else uses 240V, and your adapter is rated to cover the entire
range. The power frequency is either 50 or 60Hz but the power brick doesn't
really care about that. But you will still need an adapter to be able to
plug into the local power mains. Take a look at

http://goitaly.about.com/od/travelpackingtips/l/bl_electricity_italy.htm

to get an idea what you need.

John McGaw
http://johnmcgaw.com

 

[M.I.5¾]

Well, I spoke to Sony at last and they confirmed the laptop is "standard"
and
works with an adaptor from 100v to 240v....so no chance of the laptop
blowing
up.....thank you all for your response....it is soooooo much
appreciated...now it';s time to change the euros!!! bye

Pedantic note:

The plural of 'Euro' is 'Euro' not 'Euros'.

 

[p]

Pedantic note:

The plural of 'Euro' is 'Euro' not 'Euros'.

Perhaps in the EU's official dictionary but in practice, it's "euros".

P

 

[M.I.5¾]

Perhaps in the EU's official dictionary but in practice, it's "euros".

In peractice it''s 'Euro', except among the ignorant.

 

[p]

Perhaps in the EU's official dictionary but in practice, it's "euros".

In peractice [sic] it''s [sic] 'Euro', except among the ignorant.

Here we call them "euritos" Even the newspapers and advertisements
use "euros". A language is not dictated from above but by usage which is
why "thee" and "thou" is no longer used and a single man is no longer
referred to as "master".

P

 

[M.I.5¾]

M.I.5¾ wrote:
Well, I spoke to Sony at last and they confirmed the laptop is
"standard" and
works with an adaptor from 100v to 240v....so no chance of the laptop
blowing
up.....thank you all for your response....it is soooooo much
appreciated...now it';s time to change the euros!!! bye

Pedantic note:

The plural of 'Euro' is 'Euro' not 'Euros'.


Perhaps in the EU's official dictionary but in practice, it's "euros".

In peractice [sic] it''s [sic] 'Euro', except among the ignorant.

Here we call them "euritos" Even the newspapers and advertisements use
"euros". A language is not dictated from above but by usage which is why
"thee" and "thou" is no longer used and a single man is no longer referred
to as "master".

Wherest is here?

If thou bothered to lookest at a selection of Euro notes, thou wouldst see
that they don't useth 'Euros'.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Euro_banknotes.png