Sony Vaio Z from Hong Kong to US

Hey guys,

I will be taking a little trip to the beautiful HK sometime soon and I was wondering if I bought the Sony vaio Z there, If it would have an international plug/adapter, if it would have the hong kong plug, and If the battery and stuff would be different. So for example if the battery was different, would I be able to buy an extended battey from sonystyle usa and have it work in the z. But what Im mostly worried about is the plug. The specs are better than whats available in the US right now
http://www.sonystyle.com.hk/ss/product/vaio/vgn_z47gd_x_e.jsp

I would appreciate your knowledge about the AC adapter and battery, and even opinions on buying the Z in HK,(but mostly about the real issue ).

Thank you,
Thomas

 

You can get adapters for the plug for dirt cheap (I got a set of "world" adapters when I was stationed in Germany for like $20).

 

That would also mean that I would have to carry around an adapter, does it need one? how about the batt?

Thanks,
Thomas

 

anyone?

Thanks

 

The adapter is a small piece of plastic with the correct prongs on one end and slots for the adapter's on the other. It just goes over the "wrong" prongs and has the "right" ones to plug into the outlet.

In other words you wouldn't notice the difference with or without the adapter on the powr brick.

The battery is in the laptop while charging so I am not sure what you mean about the battery.

 

Your laptop charger will work with 110~240V no problem, battery will be no problem. All you will need is a "2 prong" plug adapter enabling your charger to be able to plug into the electrical outlet.



Something like that. Thats all you need.

 

Watch out for custom tax once you get home!

cheers ...

 

You could probably actually just buy a US Sony adapter once you get home...

All adapters do is convert the wall power 120/220v--- to 12v DC or whatever Volt/DC..

I brought my US xbox to beijing and I can run it off a chinese power adapter just fine. But I was scared and bought a 220-120 converter box instead lol.
Actually it was dirt cheap.

Have fun in HK, great place, just went there last week. They have a Burger King in the airport, it's like gold.

 

Abit OT but...

Thats like the only BK in Hong Kong. Tons of McD or KFC around, but of course you don't go to Hong Kong to eat those. Get some real food! It's pretty hot this time of the year too, can't wait till I get home next month.

The adapter he gets will be an official sony one, just with a 3 prong HK/UK/british colonies style plug. ^_^ Really you can get a different power cord if you dont want to use an adapter. OR just ask the guy at the shop to give you one for free, bargaining FTW. Power cords only cost a couple of bucks to be honest.

Something like this...(the power cord is the piece on the right which are usually exchangeable for notebook AC adapters )

 

All normal power adaptors can handle the mains voltage just about anywhere on earth. There's no need for a special voltage adaptor. Notebooks are designed for travel and it simplifies the manufacturing logistics to have a universal PSU.

All you need is the plug adaptor or, as already suggested, a new power cord. Almost all notebook PSUs use either a 3 pin "cloverleaf" or a 2 pin "fig-8) connector. Sometimes the computer manufacturers bundle a short power cord, in which case I use a longer third party one.

John

 

You probably won't have international warranty so you may need to send it back to HK to fix it. I know thats the case if I bought it in US and use it in HK.

 

omg the specs on that thing for that size... WITH optical drive.

 

Can anyone else comment on the warranty aspect of buying a vaio in hong kong ? Is it possible to get international warranty? (I would be bringing mine back to Canada)

Also how does the price compare to buying it from sonystyle.ca?

Thanks!

 

That was the comment I was going to make. Ask the folks you buy it from, and be absolutely sure that the unit has an international warranty (read the accompanying paperwork prior to purchase if you can). Many companies' business laptops to, but Sony is kind of a gray area, they don't really have home/business divisions like HP, Dell, or Lenovo.

P.S. A 13.1" LCD with a 1600 x 900 resolution sounds painful. 1440x900 at 14" is about the smallest I can go and not have headaches.

 

Usually you can request for the North American plug adapter! If they have spare they can give you one or you can order seperately afterwards!