well ok here's the full ridiculousness of this, ok? The man really doesn't want to order it online. I'd rather not know the guy's credit card number so I can't just do it for him (tho we may need to go there if plan B doesn't work). Meanwhile, Fry's sells the laptop but not the power cord as a separate item. This is not a universal power cord -- it's for a Zenbook. The ASUS e-store won't sell it will-call even though they are right up the street, and in any event they are currently out of stock on this item.
Plan b -- the travel power cord he has now into which he can clip assorted interfaces for various countries. Right now he is using one for Asia, with an adapter on *that* so he can plug into a US socket. If I could get him one of those for the US that would work, but when I tried to ask Fry's this question on the phone I basically got no habla ingles. Planning to go over there later and get in someone's face about this, unless one of you has a bright idea.... On Thu, Sep 20, 2012 at 11:38 AM, Eric Roberts < ow...@threeravensconsulting.com> wrote: > > Have you tried Tiger or NewEgg? > > ------------------------------------ > Three Ravens Consulting > Eric Roberts > Owner/Developer > ow...@threeravensconsulting.com > tel: 630-486-5255 > fax: 630-310-8531 > http://www.threeravensconsulting.com > ------------------------------------ > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dana [mailto:dana.tier...@gmail.com] > Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2012 11:11 AM > To: cf-community > Subject: Re: power cord specs > > > by the way I wanted to thank you guys for answering this. I am still > dealing > with it off and on. > > FWIW, Asus says hmm well we really don't recommend using a non-ASUS cord > and > it *is* a different shape than the "standard" power cord, so...ASUS is the > way we are going. But no, the fact that he bought it in Malaysia doesn't > change the problem at all, which was my real question. > > On the other hand, the user doesn't seem to want to order it on the ASUS > website, but I guess if there's a bricks and mortar store anywhere that > sells such a thing, it would be in the south bay...just amused by the whole > thing. > > > > On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 7:20 PM, Eric Roberts < > ow...@threeravensconsulting.com> wrote: > > > > > I would assume so...he would just need a power adapter made for the US. > > Parts of Europe and Asia use a different voltage...so the input would > > have to be different in the US. Best bet would be to contact > > ASUS...otherwise, you may have to head to radio shack ;-) > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Three Ravens Consulting > > Eric Roberts > > Owner/Developer > > ow...@threeravensconsulting.com > > tel: 630-486-5255 > > fax: 630-310-8531 > > http://www.threeravensconsulting.com > > ------------------------------------ > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Dana [mailto:dana.tier...@gmail.com] > > Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2012 8:39 PM > > To: cf-community > > Subject: power cord specs > > > > > > Can you guys help me wrap my mind around something? For some reason I > > don't quite seem to be processing this. > > > > So... user has an Asus Zenbook, which is an Airbook clone if that > > matters, Windows 7, not that *that* should matter. He bought this > > machine in Malaysia. Power outlets are different in Malaysia and so is > > the electricity that comes from them. He is using the original power cord > with an adapter. > > He wants one he can use without an adapter. Now. First question, this > > Zenbook is a Zenbook, right? What it needs going in is no different > > just because it's was purchased in Malaysia? So.... doesn't he just > > need a standard US power cord? > > > > thanks for any light anyone can shed > > D > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:355552 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
