Going to Munich, Prague and Vienna. Only taking Apple products. Want to be sure I take the right converter/adapter so I don't fry my electronics. I'm assuming I need both a converter and an adapter? Apple World Adapter Kit? Also, I hear there are few plugins in a room. Recommendations on charging multiple items at once?
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Bloomington, IL, USA
9369 posts
Apple products are dual voltage. You do not need a converter, just plug adapters so that your plugs fit their sockets. You can buy simple adapters on this site, on travel sites, or at places like the luggage department of Target or Walmart. I charge multiple items by plugging them all into my netbook, then plugging the netbook into the wall. But you can also take one of those plugs that turns one outlet into three. Just don't take any kind of power strip that has a surge protector in it. They are dangerous on European systems.
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New York City, NY, USA
5678 posts
With Apple, you can buy a set of adapters that will replace your US adapter. I bought mine at an Apple Store. It actually attaches to the cord. It's fantastic. Pam
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Vernon, Canada
32321 posts
Angie, Especially if your Apple products are newer, they will almost certainly be designed for multi-voltage operation. I'd probably still check the "Input Voltage" ratings on each Charger, just to make sure. As the previous replies mentioned, you'll only need inexpensive Plug Adaptors to connect the Chargers in Europe. These are the Euro style (non-grounded) Plug Adaptors: www.magellans.com/magellan-s-european-style-adaptor-plug I'd suggest packing along at least two of these, as they're easy to misplace. They're cheap so that's not a problem for most people. If you'll be travelling in the U.K. in future, a different style Plug Adaptor will be required. For charging several devices at the same time, this product provides three outlets plus a USB port: www.magellans.com/dualvoltage-power-strip If one of your products is an iPhone, you'll need to be VERY careful with data roaming, as the costs can be HUGE! Happy travels!
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Minneapolis, MN, USA
1525 posts
An Apple laptop charging "brick" has a removable plug. You can purchase plugs that match the part of the world you are visiting, but that might set you back $20 or more. A simpler and cheaper alternative (which will also work with iPod and iPad chargers, as well as anything else that does not draw a lot of power and is rated for 110/220 use) is to buy simple plug converters to convert US "paddles" to Europe "pins". These are tiny, weigh almost nothing, and can be had for as little as $1 each. We travel with 3-4 tucked away just in case.