Euro/US power supplies for M17x

So I'm living in France right now, I'll be flying back to the States in 3 days to pick up my M17x. It was actually cheaper for me to fly back and buy one in the States ($600 round trip flight and $2300 M17x) than it was to get one in France (Nearly $4000).

So my biggest concern is the power. Here's what the French outlet looks like.



Currently I'm using something like this to convert the power.



So I'm a little nervous about ruining a $2300 notebook because the converter couldn't handle it. I've heard stories from other people living here that their notebooks fried when they tried to use a converter so I'd rather not take the chance.

Secondly, would a Schuko (French outlet) style power block be compatible with any M17x?

 

The only thing that could fry is the power brick.

I think you'll be ok using that adapter as the power bricks are all dual voltage (I lived in Germany for 4 years so I remember dealing with that lol).

 

Hmmm, so the brick itself is preventing any electrical damage to the computer?

 

Yeah.

Even in a big spike the brick would go and the computer would be fine.

 

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God forbid anything goes wrong with the machine. Do you know if Dell in Europe will support an American Dell machine under their warranty?

Thanks.

 

Don't think so.

You need a different warranty for that (I think).

 

LOLOLOL!!! That was the problem, my brick went out all too quickly. But at least my m17x was safe. Now I have 4 replacements on the way.

Just as an additional protective measure, I would use a surge arrestor. That would help protect the bricks themselves, giving them longer life. Trust me, it sucks having an "all powerful" that is now all powerless....

 

Can't you just order an Europe power adapter from DELL?

 

Hi everyone I have been following this forum for a long time but never post, I thought I had to start one day .

Reguarding the warranty you should be able to convert it to an european one by telling them you had to move to europe for work/family/etc.. reason.

Otherwise as it had already been said, the power brick is 100-240V so no worries of frying anything.

 

Exactly! I keep telling people. The brick is dual voltage. The only issue will be finding an adaptor plug that will allow you to connect a North American plug into the wall outlet of your particular location, and given that you can find like a gazillion of these in the marketplace, that's really a non-issue.

For example; I am in Iraq, which uses the British-style 3-pronged 240V outlet, but by the miracle of an adapter, I can plug my AW brick (while it was working lol) into it and enjoy my m17x....

 

I think that it is possible to contact the Dell Alienware support in France and to ask for a EMEA power cable .
It goes around of 17-18 euros