Minibook in Canada

janetmw

Hello all

I am seriously considering buying this unit from Maplin.

I am about to go to Canada for a three week holiday and thought such a device would be useful to make use of hotel internet connections rather than hunting down internet cafes.

I need some advice regarding differing voltages. Would I be OK to use the power supply (110v) with a plug adaptor to charge the device? If it works it realise it would take longer.

Any thoughts?

Many thanks in advance.

Janet

isofa

For similar (some retailers less!) money, you'd be much better off with a Asus Eee PC.

janetmw

Thanks for your quick reply! I am now looking at the Eee PC. However I would still like some advice on using these devices in Canada/US on 110v.

Cheers

Janet

isofa

Most normal laptops have dual voltage power supplies accepting anything from 100 to 240V, so I'd hope the EeePC was the same, but it's not listed on their spec chart...

janetmw

The following info is quoted here so I should be OK.

Voltage/Power/Frequency100 to 240 VAC / 22 W / 50 to 60 Hz

Many thanks again for putting me on the right track!

Janet

isofa

Looks standard, you'll be fine, just make sure you take a plug adapter!

nomoneytoday

My eee has a multi plug with 2 and 3 pins built in and accepts 100-250v input

isofa

nomoneytoday wrote: »

My eee has a multi plug with 2 and 3 pins built in and accepts 100-250v input

There you go, it's already ready! :beer:

The_Biff

Have you looked at prices for it in Canada?

totalsolutions

janetmw
>If it works it realise it would take longer
Why would it take longer?? It wont!!