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Guidance on AC power voltage in Australia
Hello all,
I need a guidance on AC power connector input that is used by Oz. 1. I am planning to purchase a notebook (laptop) can anyone tell me is the AC power requirement in India the same as in Oz. India uses: 220/230 V & 50 hz freq. 2. After going to the website I got to know that Indian and Oz both of them uses different pins all together. Are socket converts available at places in Oz? 3. Also any one suggest name of the Laptop that is realiable and good. clarification is appreciated. thank you. regards, Muks |
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"Marc" wrote in message oups.com... Hello all, I need a guidance on AC power connector input that is used by Oz. 1. I am planning to purchase a notebook (laptop) can anyone tell me is the AC power requirement in India the same as in Oz. India uses: 220/230 V & 50 hz freq. 2. After going to the website I got to know that Indian and Oz both of them uses different pins all together. Are socket converts available at places in Oz? 3. Also any one suggest name of the Laptop that is realiable and good. clarification is appreciated. thank you. regards, Muks Australia has a slightly higher voltage (nominally 240Volts AC), frequency is the same. There should be no difficulty running your laptop in Australia at this slightly higher voltage. You can readily obtain converter plugs in Australia at electrical stores. I wouldn't want to recommend any particular laptop, you could check out www.zdnet.com and www.epinions.com for reviews of various brands and models. Regards David Bennetts |
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PS Try kropla.com for everything you ever wanted to know about electrical
sockets but were afraid to ask! "Burke&Wills" wrote in message ... "Marc" wrote in message oups.com... Hello all, I need a guidance on AC power connector input that is used by Oz. 1. I am planning to purchase a notebook (laptop) can anyone tell me is the AC power requirement in India the same as in Oz. India uses: 220/230 V & 50 hz freq. Roughly. It would work, although voltages and cycles vary slightly from state to state. 2. After going to the website I got to know that Indian and Oz both of them uses different pins all together. Are socket converts available at places in Oz? Yeah, strange how Australia has failed to follow Indian standards 8-) Any major electronic store (Dick Smith, Tandy's) would have converters. They are undoubtedly available at home as well (Wal-Mart and the ilk have 'em in the travel section). Beware that some converters are not recommended for sensitive equipment. 3. Also any one suggest name of the Laptop that is realiable and good. Whole other topic......it really depends on what you want it to do, and what is most important (processing speed, battery life....). There are tons of technical mags (PC World, etc.) that have monthly ratings and tests; Consumer Reports would also be a good place to go. Personally, I've had good luck with Dell. |
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-- This mail & any attachments have been scanned by the latest definitions from Norton Anti-Virus............... http://www.symantec.com/index.htm "Burke&Wills" wrote in message ... | | "Marc" wrote in message | oups.com... | Hello all, | I need a guidance on AC power connector input that is used by Oz. | | 1. I am planning to purchase a notebook (laptop) can anyone tell me is | the AC power requirement in India the same as in Oz. | India uses: 220/230 V & 50 hz freq. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------ | Roughly. It would work, although voltages and cycles vary slightly from | state to state. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------- No you are WRONG.....All states run within a window 240vac +/- 10 % @ 50hz. Ian S.................... |
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"David Bennetts" wrote in message
news:m92%d.507 Australia has a slightly higher voltage (nominally 240Volts AC), frequency is the same. There should be no difficulty running your laptop in Australia at this slightly higher voltage. You can readily obtain converter plugs in Australia at electrical stores. Dave, Nearly all laptops now seem to have a "universal" power supply - we purchased one for our teenage daughter in the USA last year and simply needed to buy a new cord from Dick Smith. So all anyone needs in another country is the appropriate converter plug. PS - most rechargeable razors also seem to be "universal" as well. It seems, one looking at anything, that you should check the international symbols printed somewhere on the gear. -- Tony Bailey Mercury Travel Books |
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Scott Howard wrote:
that it's rated at 100-250 volts 50-60 Hertz or similar. ie, you can plug err.. that "isn't" rated at ... Scott |
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Great Responses.
Thank you very much Bruce&Willis, David Bennetts, A Mate, Ian S, Scott and Tony Bailey. Wonderful suggestion. Thank you, - muks PS: myself worked for Dell, PowerEdge Servers and Power Vault Storage Devices. Dell has never ever created problems for when I used CL600 notebook. I give and recommend ***** ratings... |
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"Marc" wrote in message oups.com... Hello all, I need a guidance on AC power connector input that is used by Oz. 1. I am planning to purchase a notebook (laptop) can anyone tell me is the AC power requirement in India the same as in Oz. India uses: 220/230 V & 50 hz freq. 2. After going to the website I got to know that Indian and Oz both of them uses different pins all together. Are socket converts available at places in Oz? 3. Also any one suggest name of the Laptop that is realiable and good. clarification is appreciated. thank you. regards, Muks You can buy plug Adapters at most Airports these days or off the web. Ta Australian and NZ Forum - Upload and view your photos for free. http://www.poms.co.uk/forum/index.php Resister for free at http://www.poms.co.uk/forum/register.php http://stores.ebay.co.uk/experimenta...lian-Sim-Cards http://stores.ebay.co.uk/experimenta...tralian-Photos |
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yeh So I need not worry about buying a Laptop in Oz... Sems costly
in Oz...:-S I was plannning to buy a lappy here in India and then fueling my data before moving to Oz. Thanks Ta, I should check on airport first..thats a nice idea. regards, Muks |
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