Hi Tom,

Pretty well all the notebooks sourced in the uk will handle any voltage 
between 110 and 240, my wifes packard bell and my toshiba certainly have 
that range printed as "input" on their power supplies. Just check on 
your own power supply before buying any extra kit.

Regards,

John.


On 26/11/2012 23:02, Tom Mayer SC wrote:
> Fellow Members:
>
> I'm from the United States of America and I will be touring most of 
> the European countries and part of Russia during a few months in early 
> 2013. I just purchased and am awaiting delivery of an Acer Aspire One 
> A0722 netbook to take with me to maintain communication with my family 
> using Skype. I will have a multiple configured electrical plug for 
> power when I am not using the computer battery and I will also have an 
> inline 110 AC surge suppressor. Are there any other electrical 
> considerations that I should be aware of so that I do not harm the 
> netbook. I seem to have a recollection that, unlike the USA that 
> primarily uses 110 AC as a standard, Europe has (or had) a standard of 
> 220 DC. Of course my memory might be failing me. But, if that is the 
> case, is there some simple way(s) to do a conversion? For example I 
> have a small converter to go from 12 DC input to 110 AC output. If 
> needed, are there converters of reasonable size and weight to go from 
> 220 DC input to 110 AC output?
>
> Thanks for any information.
>
> Tom
>
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