Re: [CGUYS] Using Laptop in England -Thanks for the reassurance

2008-02-13 Thread gerald
buy the thing here. you'll spend too much time in uk trying to find one. if you are just going to use the laptop for generic purposes, there are a huge number of large compounds to connect and monitor email. easy comes to mind. the plug is quite big. you can look at one on ebay by

Re: [CGUYS] Using Laptop in England -Thanks for the reassurance

2008-02-13 Thread Tom Piwowar
buy the thing here. you'll spend too much time in uk trying to find one. One more thing. Be sure to take an assortment of adapters. Plug types are not standard in the UK. I recall staying in a room once in Cambridge that had 5 different, incompatible plug types scattered in various locations.

Re: [CGUYS] Using Laptop in England -Thanks for the reassurance

2008-02-12 Thread Stephen Meskin
Daniel Else wrote: I have been told that I just need a plug adapter (3 prong UK to 3 prong US). My HP charger is rated 100-240 volts so that seems OK but the wire from the wall outlet that plugs into the charger says 120 volts! Do I need to get a new wire? Can I get it at Radio Shack?