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    Your Travel Setup

    Discussion in 'Accessories' started by stewartlittle, Dec 20, 2008.

  1. stewartlittle

    stewartlittle Notebook Consultant

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    So you decide its time to hit the seas and travel, but of course you want to bring your laptop, ipod, iphone etc. What are your recommended travel setups. I am heading from Canada to Australia shortly, so its time to do a search. So far I am thinking of getting a Belkin travel surge protector, tacking on a plug converter, and I am good to go for all my toys. What are your suggestions. Much appreciated.
     
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    I agree, price isnt going to be the deciding factor for me, I just want an easy and safe solution. I dont want to fry my elitebook, I would like it to plug in other things too such as a canadian cell phone, but thats not 100% neccesary
     
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    DetlevCM Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Genrally I just throw everything in a bag - and have one adaptop for my German power plug here in the UK.
    Its useful to have devices that run off Mini USB.
    I can travel with my laptop, BlackBerry Pearl, MP3 palyer and just one mini USB cable - that allows me to charge off the laptop which needs a charger - oh, and I can use mini USB to connect to the camera which needs a seperate charger though...

    Make sure you have basically a "unified plug" - carry few chargers and charge of the computer - transformers are generally heavy... (not all of them)
     
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    Vogelbung I R Judgemental

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    Everything I carry is world voltage, so I just drop a couple of converter plugs into my luggage. I also carry a USB PSU (i.e. an adapter with a USB socket on it) if I want to charge anything I have in that regard separately.
     
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    Yea I just bought a belkin surge protector with usb, will buy the same in oz, plus yea a few converter plugs.
     
    stewartlittle, Dec 23, 2008
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