Travelling to India with a laptop?

You can buy a Universal adapter socket, fits all types of plugs ,and not
too expensive ,American British, European Far Eastern countries are
adaptable to it .

DALing daling43@[delete] wrote:

remember to switch the voltage (on the power supply) before you turn it on

These days, when a supply for an electronic item like a laptop says
"100V ~ 250V" it is what's called a "switch-mode" power supply and
does not need manual switching. If there aren't any obvious switches
on the supply for 110/220 conversion, don't sweat it. There is nothing
to be switched, just use it.

--
Ken Tough

Aniket V. wrote:

OK,
I have the box saying "110V-240V" what do I buy next to get it working out there???


Nothing.

The standard 230 plug fits into the Indian outlet, OK, ther is half a mm
mismatch, but ALL my electrical stuff fitted right in the outlets, and
as you wrote, it's 11-240, and they have 230 system so it is OK.

/Anders



-Aniket-

"JMS" wrote in message ...
"Rohit" wrote in message
Hi I am generally unfamiliar with laptops. But I was thinking of
travelling
with an old 486DX laptop to India. I need to use word, outlook, and FTP to
transfer files from my laptop to internet.

My questions:

1. Would the power supply for US laptops work in India? Do I need to buy
additional equipment?

You need to take a look at your power supply (probably that little box
attached to your power cable). This should state the power rating. If it is
rated at 110V-240V then you should be OK, otherwise you will need another
power supply.


2. Would my 56k modem and rj11 jack work in Indian telephone lines?

Yes it will but don't expect that you will get anywhere nearthe 56K you
currently enjoy.

3. Finally what sort of protective casing should I take to put the laptop
in, as I'll be travelling through trains and perhaps buses?

If you are going to have the laptop stored with other luggage (and I suggest
that you don't) then you should probably get some hard cased bag to house
your laptop, otherwise any case is fine as 'carry-on'.

Thanks
Rohit



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Remove the obvious part before replying by mail please!

Anders wrote in message ...
Aniket V. wrote:

OK,
I have the box saying "110V-240V" what do I buy next to get it working out there???
....
Just make sure that your Laptop is always on your lap and don't let it
out of sight at any time.