Using a British bought Macbook Pro in Bolvia.

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arafbachmaedaliar
arafbachmaedaliar

Dear helpful strangers,

I'm flying out to Bolvia next week, and will be studying in La Paz for several months. I thought i had just about covered anything when I came across this article (http://international-electrical-supplies.com/world-appliances.html) explaining the differences in standard voltages between countries and the frequent need to use converters or transformers when using electrical appliances in countries other than that in which they were bought.

The article mentions that most laptops are now kitted out to use in different countries regardless of voltages etc., but I was wondering if anyone has any experience using a mabook pro laptop from the UK in Bolivia, and if they could give me a run down what equipment i need/don't need.

I'm also planning on taking an Amazon Kindle and a Canon Ixus 105 camera with me, any advice on these, or similar products, would be great too.

Also also, I was wondering if anyone could provide any info on the dangers of fluctuating currents or voltages when using laptops, with reference to Bolivia. Do I need to buy something to regulate these with some kinda gadget? Is this likely to be an issue there?

I am really pretty clueless about all of this so any advice would be very welcome.

Thank you!

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gawkabout
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Won't be any problem with a Mac. I go back and forth a lot.

Of coarse get plug converter set. The round pins come in two sizes so can be rather iffy.

dvd can be a problem. We can switch that part 4 times.

Voltage change is automatic.

Good ol' Mac!

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looseleaf
looseleaf

the big square box on your charger will convert the current for you, not a problem at all.

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arafbachmaedaliar
arafbachmaedaliar

Brilliant, a weight off'f my mind, and thanks for the quick responses fellas.

Any advice on charging the camera and kindle? or on the dangers of fluctuating currents/voltages?

I'm guessing its not too much of an issue if you didn't mention it, but in more rural areas could it be?

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looseleaf
looseleaf

I'd recommend charging the kindle through your macbook, as I do. As for the camera, I don't think it'll hurt. I bought my camera in the UK but charge it in Japan, even though they're different voltages.

However, some other stuff I bought stopped recharging after a while (shaver), so it's a bit hit and miss.

Safest thing is to charge through your laptop if you can.

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hello_bamboo
hello_bamboo

All the information above is well-intended, but all very vague ('I think it will work, but if you fry your macbook, it's not my problem')

Just get the facts, and the assurance you need, at http://adrianwarren.com/faq/ontheroad.shtml#Electricity

For the record: Bolivia uses 220/230V, the same as the UK, s there is never need for a voltage converter, no matter what appliance you use.

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looseleaf
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It's not well intended, we're just telling him what we know and it's right. I did plenty of research on this myself before moving overseas to various countries.

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arafbachmaedaliar
arafbachmaedaliar

Come now, dont squabble! All the info provided was very useful, and i appreciate every 2 centimos of it. Will be sure to let you know if anything does fry. Thanks again.

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