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Dec 4th, 2005, 01:30
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| squid  Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Toronto, Canada
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| laptops, voltage, and customs hi everyone, some questions from a geeky type who can't live without their computer: 1) what to do about bringing my north american laptop to india with regard to voltage? the transformer on my adapter says it can handle a range between 100-240 volts. should i just buy one of those little plastic adapter guys and stick it on the plug, or will that be insufficient? 2) what does indian customs have to say about bringing my laptop into the country? will i have to pay any sort of duty or some such? i will be travelling on an employment visa, if that makes any difference. thanks for your input! |
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Dec 4th, 2005, 01:59
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| Maha Guru Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Vancouver
Posts: 3,552
| You don't need an adapter to use your laptop in India and you don't need to worry about the customs because you are allowed to bring one laptop per person into India. |
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Dec 4th, 2005, 02:33
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| Naan.tering Nabob  Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Abode of Glooscap
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| You should have no troubles at all. But a surge/ spike filter is highly recommended. If you are arriving in Delhi, Nehru Place is a good spot to pick one up. I've blown two laptops by plugging directly into outlets at 4/5 star hotels!
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Dec 4th, 2005, 22:47
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| Up in the hills with my head in the clouds...  Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: India/UK
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| You can buy a little adapter here for Rs.15/- This doesn't change the woltage or anything, it just allows you to plug your laptop into the power outlet. You are allowed to take one laptop into India without paying tax. All the best, John.
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Dec 5th, 2005, 12:38
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| squid Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Toronto, Canada
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| thank you all for your advice. i will definitely use a surge protector. |
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Dec 8th, 2005, 20:06
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| Account Closed Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Texas/New York
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Burn my laptop up once shame on you, burn a second laptop Shame on me  | |
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Dec 8th, 2005, 20:44
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| Naan.tering Nabob Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Abode of Glooscap
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| 2 Laptops I know! What a knucklehead  But if you can say I did it once for me and then once for everybody else then it's going to end up saving a whole lot of Bits and Bytes in the long run  |
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Dec 8th, 2005, 22:31
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| Account Closed Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Texas/New York
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| Haha, you'r a man of the people, job well done, the words "burned up" did indeed penetrate my skull  |
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