Europe Power Adapter

I'm taking a trip to Scotland from the US and will be bringing my laptop. I've purchased a plug in converter so I am able to plug my Mac in to the wall. Is there anything else that I need to worry about as far as power and potential damage to my computer?
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I'm glad I read this before I left for Germany tomorrow. I thought I had everything covered. I guess not!!
Okay, I'm bringing 2 15" MBPs and 12" PB. Yes, there's more than me going.
I had bought a converter. But, in reading its directions and now this forum, I'm not going to use it for my precious Apple products.
I did buy an adapter plug to plug in between the voltage converter and the German outlets. It's universal enough that an American plug just plugs into the back of it. Does this mean I can plug my power adapters into this little $4 generic plug adapter and then plug that into a German outlet?
Does this mean I do NOT need to run to the Apple store in the morning to buy their universal power adapter box of plugs??
Please! Help! I know it's last minute but I thought I'd taken care of everything.
Thanks
Christopher

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Hello,
Sorry to reposting this message, I feel like the questions deserve to have their own tread.
I am planning to switch to Apple iMac also and have some questions regarding the possible isues I might experience with the new computer.
1. I am planning to purchase an iMac in the United States and take it back here, to Riga, Latvia. Shall I have to have some kind of power adapter and/or converter?? What brand or kind would you suggest, please?
The forums have not been very helpful. I still do not know, what additional hardware i should use in order to get the US iMac going in Latvia.
2. My friend, a Mac genius so to speak, told me, that based on his experience models created for the US market are not very good compared to those manufactured for Europe (thus explaining the price gap between these two). How true is this statement, please?
3. We have an official Apple dealer in Riga, but the price for a hardware is by far higher than in the United States (not taking into consideration the income level even )) ). The question is, if i purchase the hardware in the US, will it be possible to get the warranty service in Riga, please?
Thank you.

Hello and Welcome to Apple Discussions.
1. The Intel iMacs all have auto-switching power supplies which will happily work on voltage between 100 - 240Volts AC (50 - 60Hz). All you need to do is provide a replacement mains power cable.
2. I've never heard of any difference between the models in the US and the rest of the world except the early iMac G5s where there as a US/Japan version and a rest of world version. I don't believe there are any quality differences however. The difference in cost is the same difference that all commodities see.
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Michael J Harnest wrote:
I should mention, though, that not all (a small percentage, even) of airlines have the airline adapter plug available onboard. Call your airline and ask.
Actually, many airlines do have them now, but it's no good to call the airlines for information, the front line phone reps usually don't know. Part of the reason airline customer service cannot help you is that location of power ports varies by aircraft type, and even within a single airplane the power port locations can vary by section or row. A blanket "yes" or "no" answer is not enough information for you, even by flight, and airline customer service is typically not at all set up to find out whether a power port will be at your specific seat on your specific flight.
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"but what about my digital camera batteries? This is no use to charge my batteries... I am also confuse with the adapter/converter required, what is the difference? "
Most digital cameras come with a universal power adapter (100-240V, 50-60Hz) and can be used anywhere. To be sure, check the power adapter that came with your camera. The AV power input will be marked on the adapter. Depending upon where you purchased the camera, the AC prong configuration will change. If it was purchased in the US, you can use the same AC prong adapter that works with the MBP and iPhone.
If you have a charger specifically for your camera batteries, it probably does not have a universal power adapter - you can check the markings to be sure. Accordingly, the easiest thing to do is to bring a supply of batteries with you. If you live in the US, "good" batteries are cheaper there than anywhere else. If you wait until you get to Russia, you'll find that good batteries are very expensive, and the cheap batteries are very bad.

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Can anyone recommend an A/C Power adapter for my IBM Thinkpad T60, which I can plug into the European 2-Pin A/C outlet? I don't want to use converters because the A/C outlets where I am staying are recessed and the pins are not long enough to reach the receptacle. I need an actual A/C Adapter that can also operate on the European Frequency.

All ThinkPad AC Adapters are rated with input 100V-240V. This means you can use your own adapter, all you will need is the power cable.
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I'm going to Italy this summer. What kind of power adapter do I need for a MacBook Pro?

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Which is the same one as would have shipped from Apple with the PowerBook 1ghz Ti?
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Could someone please confirm which power adapter is the correct one for use with a Titanium PowerBook 1ghz, as would have been shipped with the PowerBook from Apple?
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It's for an iPod mini.
I know one can charge by connecting to computer but it's more convenient to plug into the wall.
Thanks for any help.

Oh yes, thankyou for clarifying my mind on that.
I also bought a syncing firewire cable from the same place while I was at it so she should just need one cable then to do both charging & syncing as long as the firewire works abroad.
I'll inspect it when it comes & if in doubt we could leave the firewire power adaptor here for when she's in US & get a USB power adapter in UK for there & Europe.
Or I could sell the firewire power adapter to keep things simple.
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