Travel in France...for real, people

I want to take my US-bought MacBook Pro, use the World Travel Kit, and plug into a France outlet. Some people swear the MBP does this without a converter or transformer and some claim that certain foreign voltages fry the machine. Really now this is a big risk...does anyone have actual experience using an MBP in France?
I'd love to believe <<ït should work>> but I once did fry a Sony notebook in Paris and it is terribly depressing.
Be grateful for any experience.

When you fried your Sony in Paris, did you plug it in directly to the 240v socket and you didn't have a universal power supply on it?
If you own a MBP, your 85watt power supply "brick" is a universal power supply. That means it will work in the US, which is 120v 60Hz and abroad, which is typically 240V 50Hz. Get a magnifying glass and read the gray lettering on the side of the brick. It should say, 100-240v 50-60Hz. All you'd need is an adapter plug specific for the country you are visiting. If you want a bit more security then you can purchase a voltage converter that can support the 85watt brick with the three-prong plug.
I just returned from China, and it worked find with the adapter.

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