Plugging your laptop into a foreign plug via an adaptor

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If I buy an adaptor and plug my laptop into it in another country can this be dangerous? I'm UK going to Europe.

― N. Nit, Wednesday, 4 May 2005 15:31 (twenty years ago)

Shouldn't be. Most devices now can adapt between 120/220 with tolerances for variations (i.e. 210). Where are you going?

― M. White (Miguelito), Wednesday, 4 May 2005 15:36 (twenty years ago)

Yeah, just double check the voltage readings on your laptop's power adapter (what Michael said), get the proper adapter plug and you'll be fine.

― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Wednesday, 4 May 2005 16:25 (twenty years ago)

i do this every day. i have a us ibook and a uk apartment

― charltonlido (gareth), Wednesday, 4 May 2005 17:00 (twenty years ago)

You might want to use a condom though...

― M. White (Miguelito), Wednesday, 4 May 2005 17:06 (twenty years ago)

http://www.kensington.com/html/5519.html

― Sean Carruthers (SeanC), Wednesday, 4 May 2005 17:24 (twenty years ago)

Apples adjust automatically.

― giboyeux (skowly), Wednesday, 4 May 2005 17:46 (twenty years ago)

With parents like hers, I hope so.

― M. White (Miguelito), Wednesday, 4 May 2005 17:52 (twenty years ago)

two years pass...

this is definitely ok... right? i just got a beautiful beautiful new (well, refurb, new to me) powerbook from the us and i do not want to kill it.

― emsk, Monday, 3 September 2007 09:34 (eighteen years ago)

read the info on the power adapter, it'll tell you what it can take in terms of input and output. the one here i just checked says 100-240v which would be fine (america = 110, england = 230, ish)

― koogs, Monday, 3 September 2007 09:38 (eighteen years ago)

Laptops are more or less designed to "travel" so I'm pretty sure it's ok. To be sure, check of course, but my parents live in Japan and bought their laptop in Belgium. Never had a problem.

― nathalie, Monday, 3 September 2007 09:50 (eighteen years ago)

cool, thanks. yeah it says input 100-240. yeeha... (omg it is such a gorgeous machine)

― emsk, Monday, 3 September 2007 10:00 (eighteen years ago)

i went usa plugs to eu for four months daily with a cheap-looking adaptor and never had a problem. there was always a spark when i plugged it in, which seemed sketchy, but all seems okay

― jergïns, Monday, 3 September 2007 10:07 (eighteen years ago)

Emsk, you can plug whatever in it, but don't rub your body against it. ;-)

― nathalie, Monday, 3 September 2007 10:34 (eighteen years ago)

oh er... too late

― emsk, Monday, 3 September 2007 10:48 (eighteen years ago)

pics please emsk! um not of the rubbing obv, just the MASHEEN.

― CharlieNo4, Monday, 3 September 2007 12:24 (eighteen years ago)

rubbing too pls.

― ken c, Monday, 3 September 2007 12:29 (eighteen years ago)

what happens if you rub two kens together?

― CharlieNo4, Monday, 3 September 2007 12:33 (eighteen years ago)

I don't know, but I bet there's an animated gif of it somewhere.

― aldo, Monday, 3 September 2007 12:33 (eighteen years ago)

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Plugging your laptop into a foreign plug via an adaptor - is this risky?