Taking laptop overseas - coverters?

Okay so I'm wondering whether or not to take my laptop overseas since I am going away for 3 weeks. I'm going to India from Canada and i wanted to know if there is any potential harm to my power supply or laptop if i used a converter to plug it in there. There are also differences in voltages and whatnot, i don't wanna fry my laptop or power supply.

 

Your charger should be dual voltage, most modern notebook chargers are (110v~240V, or somewhere around that range). You will just need a plug adapter (different pin set up). Or perhaps even a surge protector just in case.

 

Yeah my power adapter says the input voltage is 100-240, which should be normal right?

 

Yup, you will just need one of the following (plus a surge protector if you want)...

 

As for the converter, i have heard some converters only support up to a maximum of a certain amount of W, for example 50V converters and if you plug in something that uses over 50V of power, they become too hot. Anyway, the DC in on the bottom of my laptop says 19V, therefore i should get a converter that supports atleast 19V correct?

Sorry I'm bad at this

 

Don't worry about those. You don't need one. You laptop charger will automatically adjust it's voltage. Thats the point of "dual voltage" I mentioned before. You just need to be able to plug the thing into the wall outlet.

 

Ah yes, but what i meant was the plug converter (the picture u posted), do those have voltage limitations?

And one more thing, the voltage in india is 240V which is the maximum my power adapter supports. Any downside to using it at 240V continuously as opposed to the regular 110V. I'm assuming it will heat up alot more but im more worried if it will get bricked.

 

Nope those are just physical plug connectors. You can usually find ones like these at airports.



There will be no issues at all running at 240V. Don't worry about it. It's just "different".

 

What he said. There are no issues of any kind, so you can quit peeing your pants...

 

I would suggest getting a power cable rated for 240V instead of just a plug adapter. You should be able to find one at any computer store at your destination or even at the airport. I'm talking about the cable that attaches to the power brick on one end and the power outlet on the other. US power adapter cables are rated for 110V and can have problems with the extra current. Also buying a surge protector when you're there might not be a bad idea either.

 

A cable running at higher voltage will actually carry far less current. If he goes from 100-115v to 200-240v the current will be about halved, so no issues there.

Nothing is going to fry. It will work perfectly fine. Zillions of people do this, including myself. All you need is the plug adapter that Johnny T is talking about. The reason your power adapter supports 240v is that the same adapter is sold in all markets. If it didn't work, it wouldn't support 240v.