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    Will Toshiba laptop work in my country?

    Discussion in 'Toshiba' started by trafficc, Oct 2, 2010.

  1. trafficc

    trafficc Newbie

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    Hello everyone,

    I wanted to order a Toshiba laptop from USA.. but my question is, will it work in my country Kuwait?

    There is a sticker on all Toshiba laptops in Kuwait, saying something like " for middle east ". is there any hardware differences between the laptops in USA and the ones in Kuwait? like in terms of heating or whatever a difference is.

    Will the laptop work probably here in Kuwait?


    Please help me regarding this issue.. it is very important.

    Regards.
     
    trafficc, Oct 2, 2010
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    trafficc Newbie

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    Please guys help me with this .. I really want help with this issue.. is it possible a Toshiba laptop won't work well in my country? :)
     
    trafficc, Oct 2, 2010
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    a4500435 Notebook Evangelist

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    Other than the plug, I can't see any reason. "For Middle East" probably means they have Arabic Win 7 installed.
     
    a4500435, Oct 2, 2010
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  4. Alex

    Alex Super Moderator

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    The issue will be on the ac adapter plug and voltage
    USA uses 110-120 vac, and where you located the standard voltage is 220-240 Volts

    Most modern laptop ac adapters are muli voltage and except from 110 -220 volts , so you will probably be fine with only an plug adapter from the standard North America to the Great Britain standard



    Alex
     
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  5. jnjroach

    jnjroach Notebook Evangelist

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    I used my US Version Toshiba and Lenovo on a Business Trip to Dubai, I used atravel adapter to use either the UK or EU plug that was common there...

    HTH,

    Jeff
     
    jnjroach, Oct 2, 2010
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