An American MacBook Pro in France

[arielmichele]

I am studying abroad in Paris this summer and intend to bring my MacBook along. I've read a few posts about the international adapter/converter for Mac, but I'm still confused. Do I need a converter, or will a simple adapter suffice? I'm terrified of frying my MacBook.

 

[wordoflife]

I believe you will only need an adapter because the power brick will regulate the current.

Good luck with your studies in France.

 

[And1ss]

The power adapter itself is worldwide. You only need the "head", the part that detaches, for continental Europe outlets.

http://store.apple.com/us/product/MB974ZM/B <-- you'll need this or the equivalent or if you can just get the European head.

 

[wordoflife]

The power adapter itself is worldwide. You only need the "head", the part that detaches, for continental Europe outlets.

http://store.apple.com/us/product/MB974ZM/B <-- you'll need this or the equivalent or if you can just get the European head.

I wouldn't buy an Apple one, especially at that price.

You can find something like this (http://www.amazon.com/All---One-Tra...01X4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1300862458&sr=8-1) which is way cheaper, and won't be limited to Apple products. I'd pick up 2 -3 just to be safe.

 

[psxguru]

If you don't want to mess about with adapters, you can just plug an IEC (figure of 8) power lead directly into it after removing the 'head' part.

Not as neat but if you have a spare power lead there it will work.