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!!
--
husky13

p
Tue Jul 01 03:20:50 PDT 2008

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
Tue Jul 01 03:43:03 PDT 2008

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
>

p
Tue Jul 01 04:02:24 PDT 2008

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

R
Tue Jul 01 04:10:37 PDT 2008

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

M
Tue Jul 01 04:58:00 PDT 2008


"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>

Frank
Tue Jul 01 06:05:22 PDT 2008


"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

husky13
Tue Jul 01 06:41:03 PDT 2008

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
>
>
>

Ken
Tue Jul 01 09:06:08 PDT 2008

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
Please Reply to the Newsgroup

its_my_dime
Tue Jul 01 09:35:52 PDT 2008


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

Ken
Tue Jul 01 10:46:34 PDT 2008

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

husky13
Tue Jul 01 11:26:02 PDT 2008

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
>

Ken
Tue Jul 01 12:09:14 PDT 2008

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
> >

--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
Please Reply to the Newsgroup

John
Tue Jul 01 12:42:35 PDT 2008

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

M
Wed Jul 02 07:51:58 PDT 2008


"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'.

p
Wed Jul 02 07:56:54 PDT 2008

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

M
Sun Jul 06 23:58:17 PDT 2008


"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.

p
Mon Jul 07 01:14:08 PDT 2008

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

M
Wed Jul 09 00:12:42 PDT 2008


"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