Buying a laptop from the US (Power Supply)

ekwipt · 10th February 2008, 8:40 PM

On laptop power supplies are you able to change the (jug plug) end and fit an Australian standard one? Or is the only way to get a power converter?
TIA

SLATYE · 10th February 2008, 9:10 PM

Any reasonably modern laptop will have a PSU which can accept a wide range of voltages. Even my old Toshiba T2000SX (386SX-16) can work on both 110v and 240v.

The biggest issue will be if it doesn't use a standard plug for the power supply. Quite a few of them use clover-leaf connectors, which are fairly uncommon. This isn't a huge problem - it just means that you'll have to spend ~$15 on a new power cord.

ekwipt · 11th February 2008, 9:57 PM

sweet thanks slatye

10th February 2008, 8:40 PM	#1
ekwipt Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 108	Buying a laptop from the US (Power Supply) On laptop power supplies are you able to change the (jug plug) end and fit an Australian standard one? Or is the only way to get a power converter? TIA

10th February 2008, 9:10 PM	#2
SLATYE SLATYE, not SLAYTE Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Canberra Posts: 21,040	Any reasonably modern laptop will have a PSU which can accept a wide range of voltages. Even my old Toshiba T2000SX (386SX-16) can work on both 110v and 240v. The biggest issue will be if it doesn't use a standard plug for the power supply. Quite a few of them use clover-leaf connectors, which are fairly uncommon. This isn't a huge problem - it just means that you'll have to spend ~$15 on a new power cord. __________________ Main system: Pentium-D 805 \| 1GB (2x 512MB) PQI DDR400 \| Gigabyte 8I865GMK-775 \| Xtreama Radeon 9800Pro with Zalman ZM-80HP-D \| 320GB WD SATA HDD \| Antec SmartPower 2.0 500w Laptop: Compal EL80 \| C2D T7200 \| 320GB Fujistu HDD \| 2GB DDR2-667 \| GF Go 7600

11th February 2008, 9:57 PM	#3
ekwipt Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 108	sweet thanks slatye