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

"Marc" wrote in message
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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

PS Try kropla.com for everything you ever wanted to know about electrical
sockets but were afraid to ask!


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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.

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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| Hello all,
| I need a guidance on AC power connector input that is used by Oz.
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| 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.
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| Roughly. It would work, although voltages and cycles vary slightly from
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No you are WRONG.....All states run within a window 240vac +/- 10 % @ 50hz.

Ian S....................

"David Bennetts" wrote in message
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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

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

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...

"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.


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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