[PatheiMathos]

So i'm going to Europe this summer for quite some time and I'll be needing to charge my powerbook of course. The voltage is of course 220 as opposed to 110 here.

I need the most cost effective way to remedy this, How much current does the 17" powerbook draw?

has anyone here dealt with this and how well did it work out for you with your particular product. (how much $$$ did u spend)

thanx

[doublep]

Your Powerbook power supply will work with 220V too. All you need is a plug adapter.

[PatheiMathos]

can someone confirm this...it just seems to good to be true

plug adapter is like a dollar or something.

[crouchingtiger]

this was certainly true when I was in Great Britain last summer! (just need a plug adapter). Also, true in Korea. So yeah, I'd say it's generally true.

it's written on the AC adapter, btw (the range of voltages it will work with).

[euphras]

......does anybody read the manuals when he get´s a new machine?

[PatheiMathos]

actually it will arrive tomorrow, but i'm leaving soon so wanted to know...

[euphras]

OK....i haven´t said anything. Congrats on your purchase

[mitchell_pgh]

for your own satisfaction, you can check the power adaptor. It should say ~100-240

or something like that for voltage.

[Thorin]

I've heard this is true. The brick part is standard all over the world, and they just slot on different plug adapters for different places. It was certainly true of the 1st gen ipod as well, as I bought mine in NYC in Feb '03, and then just bought a US - UK power converter (oh, and half the staff in the electronics shops there are rude as hell, and the other half are really friendly and helpful - really weird compared to 100% bored and disinterested that you get over here ). I assume the current ipods are the same as well, looking at the way the brick part of the power lead is constructed.

[bcaslis]

I traveled for two weeks in France, Germany, and the U.K. and can confirm that yes the 65W power supply that comes with your PowerBook works there fine. You can also purchase an international plug adaptor kit for the power supply from Apple. You can buy it off the online store and other places. I got mine from a local CompUSA.

[NYCFarmboy]

I've used a 1.3 G4 17" powerbook, a 12" 867 G4 Powerbook, and a 1 ghz 12" powerbook, a 500 mhz ibook and a 677 G4 15" tibook all over South America and Europe and never had any problems over the past few years.

As noted, you just need the cheap plug converter (a buck or two at most).

Have fun!

[PatheiMathos]

thanx for all the help, problem solved --- money saved

[pigbite]

If I can be permitted to throw in my slightly tounge in cheek tuppence (i.e. £0.02)...

1. Buy anything you need for your PB in the US. Prices here in the UK and generally through Europe are much more expensive. You can normally take the $ value and do a 1 to 1 conversion to £/Euros. (e.g A $1500 bit of kit will = £1500 - not the rough £900/£1000 that the exchange rate would apparently dictate) So.... if you were considering an extra battery, memory etc then don't plan buy it here.

2. Dunno how old your kit is and how long you will be Europe but the 3yr AppleCare package extends your warranty to give you worldwide cover should anything break. It *may* be worth considering cos if anything goes wrong Apple will pick up and deliver anywhere. I heard just the other day about a guy on holiday in Africa that got his laptop picked up and returned in 4 days when it bust.

Sorry if I'm teaching my grannie to suck eggs and have a great time over this side of the water.

jez

[Andrew Stephens]

Alternatively... get the US military to invade the UK. Destroy our electricity grid and rebuild it all using US plud sockets (remember we have oil too!)

[SEkker]

I carry a general voltage converter to allow me to recharge my electric razor and other devices. Very convenient and versatile, although I have to admit, I'd have brought a converter along had I remembered my PB adapter works most places.