TRAVELLING WITH LAPTOP??!!! HELP!

[Guest 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!!

--

husky13

[Guest p]

Re: TRAVELLING WITH LAPTOP??!!! HELP!

 

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

[Guest husky13]

Re: TRAVELLING WITH LAPTOP??!!! HELP!

 

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

>

[Guest p]

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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

[Guest R. McCarty]

Re: TRAVELLING WITH LAPTOP??!!! HELP!

 

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

[Guest M.I.5¾]

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"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>

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

Re: TRAVELLING WITH LAPTOP??!!! HELP!

 

"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!!

 

 

Make sure you have your mail provider's instructions for sending mail

through a port other than port 25.

 

--

Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM

Do not reply with email

[Guest husky13]

Re: TRAVELLING WITH LAPTOP??!!! HELP!

 

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

--

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

>

>

>

[Guest Ken Blake, MVP]

Re: TRAVELLING WITH LAPTOP??!!! HELP!

 

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.

 

--

Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience

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[Guest its_my_dime]

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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!

 

 

 

"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

[Guest Ken Blake, MVP]

Re: TRAVELLING WITH LAPTOP??!!! HELP!

 

On Tue, 1 Jul 2008 12:35:52 -0400, "its_my_dime"

<its_my_dime@yahoo.com.spam(hold the .spam)> wrote:

>

> 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" <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

>

 

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[Guest husky13]

Re: TRAVELLING WITH LAPTOP??!!! HELP!

 

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

--

husky13

 

 

"Ken Blake, MVP" wrote:

> On Tue, 1 Jul 2008 12:35:52 -0400, "its_my_dime"

> <its_my_dime@yahoo.com.spam(hold the .spam)> wrote:

>

> >

> > 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" <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

> >

>

> --

> Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience

> Please Reply to the Newsgroup

>

[Guest Ken Blake, MVP]

Re: TRAVELLING WITH LAPTOP??!!! HELP!

 

On Tue, 1 Jul 2008 11:26:02 -0700, husky13

<husky13@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> 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.

 

 

 

> "Ken Blake, MVP" wrote:

>

> > On Tue, 1 Jul 2008 12:35:52 -0400, "its_my_dime"

> > <its_my_dime@yahoo.com.spam(hold the .spam)> wrote:

> >

> > >

> > > 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" <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

> > >

> >

> > --

> > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience

> > Please Reply to the Newsgroup

> >

 

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[Guest John McGaw]

Re: TRAVELLING WITH LAPTOP??!!! HELP!

 

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...

 

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

[Guest M.I.5¾]

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"husky13" <husky13@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:019FE397-D6C5-4CE6-82EF-4C3949AE9F67@microsoft.com...

> 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'.

[Guest p]

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M.I.5¾ wrote:

> "husky13" <husky13@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:019FE397-D6C5-4CE6-82EF-4C3949AE9F67@microsoft.com...

>> 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".

 

P

[Guest M.I.5¾]

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"p" <p@nospam.cn> wrote in message news:g4g4vl$ogo$2@aioe.org...

> M.I.5¾ wrote:

>> "husky13" <husky13@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>> news:019FE397-D6C5-4CE6-82EF-4C3949AE9F67@microsoft.com...

>>> 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 it''s 'Euro', except among the ignorant.

[Guest p]

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M.I.5¾ wrote:

> "p" <p@nospam.cn> wrote in message news:g4g4vl$ogo$2@aioe.org...

>> M.I.5¾ wrote:

>>> "husky13" <husky13@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>>> news:019FE397-D6C5-4CE6-82EF-4C3949AE9F67@microsoft.com...

>>>> 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".

 

P

[Guest M.I.5¾]

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"p" <p@nospam.cn> wrote in message news:g4sj8g$8t2$1@aioe.org...

> M.I.5¾ wrote:

>> "p" <p@nospam.cn> wrote in message news:g4g4vl$ogo$2@aioe.org...

>>> M.I.5¾ wrote:

>>>> "husky13" <husky13@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>>>> news:019FE397-D6C5-4CE6-82EF-4C3949AE9F67@microsoft.com...

>>>>> 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