At 7:30 PM -0800 1/15/06, Eric wrote:
Hello all,
My aunt is here from France and she would like to buy a comparatively
inexpensive laptop to take back with her.
She doesn't speak any English and my mastery of French has declined severly
since I arrived here in '76.
Anyhow, she's obviously looking at XP 'books but when I mentioned to her that
there are no viruses (yet) for OSX, her eyes lit up.
What I need to know is:
Will the laptop's power supply be able to handle the change in voltage? (I
already know she'll have to buy one of those prong converters for Europe)
If she buys a Powerbook or iBook, will she be able to change the operating
system's language without completely reinstalling the OS?
Those are the two major obstacles I can think of.
AFAIK all current Macs will operate on any standard household
voltage. Certainly the laptops are. She might want to buy the
specific power cable from an Apple store over in France. A little
simpler than always using an adapter. But that's a matter of
personal opinion.
The usual install, either installing from the disks or as it ships
from Apple, leaves the system setup to request language and such.
Another thing to consider. Apple France may or may not cover work on
it if it's bought here. I don't know if this is the case or not, but
I have heard of such things in general.
--
Clark Martin
Redwood City, CA, USA
Macintosh / Internet Consulting
"I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway"
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