Power adapter for Europe.

I have a 570E laptop with the standard wall power adapter it came with for 110v. If I want to use this laptop in Europe, and in other places such as Japan, do I need an adapter that converts the 220/240v to 110v,or does the power adapter that came with the laptop do this and all I need is an adapter that allows the North America wall plug to fit in the European wall?

 

Doesn't the power brick say what the accepted input voltage is? If it says 110-240 V input, then you just need the adapter for Europe or Japan. If it says 110-120 V, than you need a voltage converter or a new power brick, as well.

 

Thanks.....never thought of that

 

hmm, just checked the brick for my 600E, in one spot it says input 100V, in another it says 100-240, 50-60 HZ

 

Same with mine....now I'm confused

 

Anyone tried their North America 570E in Europe?

I'm still confused about the power adapter.

 

Hi flyboy320,

I'm from Europe, and our power adapters read that they will change the foreign 110V into the standard 240V.

I just wanted to point out that in UK is the different plug!. Most of the Europe has the german standard "schuko". So I guess you need more adapters if you travel a lot.

My adapter says it will take anything from 110V to 240V and from 50Hz to 60Hz and transform it into 20V 4.5A. So that means I could come to America and plug it in there with the plug adapter. So I reckon yours would work also overhere. And maybe it would be easier to buy the adapter in Europe. At least my American friends did that when they were here visiting.

Cheers,

 

Thanks for the reply ikovac.

My adapter says the same thing. I just wasn't sure since in a box written on the adapter it says "input 100v 50-60hz 130va", and on another line written on the adapter says "input 100-240v 1.3A-0..7A 50-60hz".

But it sounds like the two adapters are the same.

 

If it says Input: 100-240V, 50-60HZ then you're fine. You just need a plug adapter.

On my brick it gives th info in about 4 languages, including Korean. In the Korean part (which I cannot read) it says "100VA" in one part and "100-240V, 50-60HZ" in another part.

I lived 3/4 time in Belgium for 4 years and I just took my ThinkPad 600x laptop back and forth with a plug adapter. My sig other, Belgian, had a ThinkPad 600E made for Europe and when he came here he just used a plug adapter as well.

I would suggest getting a set of grounded universal plug adapters such as this: http://www.travel-arts.com/page3.htm

That way, if you travel to different parts of Europe, sometimes the plug you need is different. Plus the female side of above will accept any plug. SO if you buy stuff over there, I would suggest that you check that it says "100-240V, 50-60HZ" as well and then you can use it back in the USA (or anywhere else for that matter.)

Plus the set is stackable, which makes it very convenient for travel.

I wouldn't bother with getting the non-grounded set unless you think you will be traveling to remote parts of less advanced industrialized countries, as most countries have grounded wall sockets.

 

Thanks Justitia. That makes sense, I already have the plug adapter for Europe, so I'm all set. Just wasn't sure if I needed a power adapter to convert the power from 240-110v, so it looks like the power adapter that came with my notebook will work fine.

 

Just a thought, you might want to get an AC/DC combo adapter, like the old 22P9003 or new 73P4485. With it, you have the ability to handle both international AC plugins, and DC plugins for both the car cig lighter and airline Empower plugs. It comes with both cords and the DC cord allows you to remove the Cig adapter to reveal the Empower adapter.

You'd still need the plug adapter for different countries, I carry the Targus PA031U. Got it for $20 on Ebay. It has the power and phone adapters for a ton of both European and Asian countries.