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Subject: Re: Use of a US made computer un the UK

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 19:33:03 05/08/98

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On May 08, 1998 at 19:41:24, Rajen Gupta wrote:

>sometime in July/August I plan to visit my sister in the US.I think this
>is a good time to buy a Win 98 pentium 450 Mhz system especially as I
>note that prices for comparable systems of the same brand(eg Dell;
>Gateway)are  almost 20% lower than in UK.One thing that worries me is
>the different voltages used in UK as compared to the USA.I wonder if
>anyone can advise me if there is a workaround to this problem or will I
>have to just spend more money and buy the system in the UK only?
>
>rajen Gupta


I can't answer for all machines, but most have a power supply with a
switch you can set for 220v.  All you need is a cable with the right
connector for the power connections in the country you want to use it
in.  Radio Shack sells a set of universal connectors for this...



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