Hi, I'm going to be travelling to South Africa soon and I would like to bring my MacBook 13" along with me, however, charging may be an issue I've read that the Apple World Traveler Adapter Kit does not have a compatible plug for South Africa. However, I searched the South African Apple store and it said that the European plug is compatible with South African plugs. Is this true? I'm in Canada and use the US version plugs. What would be my best option for going to South Africa? Thanks!!
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Taking MacBook to South Africa- adapter options
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Find somewhere to buy a local figure of 8 cable in SA. There is no need the expensive Apple kit...
most power supplies these days will work anywhere in the world, you just need to get the correct adapter so the plugs will fit. look on your power plug for something that says "90-240V 50/60Hz" or "100-240V 50/60Hz". The macbook adapter is ok (but check to make sure)
The adapter should also work with your phone charger, ipod adapters, or any thing with a "wall wart". and can be bought for under $20 (us)
for one example check out.
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/470085-REG/Belkin_F8E449_Universal_AC_Travel_Adapter_.html
Apple's travel kit is just a specialized version of this.
will let you plug any plug into any plug, so if you buy electronics on your trip, you can plug them in back at home. As long as they say one of those things i mentioned above.
you should be able to go to a "travel store" at the mall or radio shack or something similar if you don't have those in Canada.
Check out the following link to see what kind of plugs they use where you're going
http://users.telenet.be/worldstandards/electricity.htm
The adapter should also work with your phone charger, ipod adapters, or any thing with a "wall wart". and can be bought for under $20 (us)
for one example check out.
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/470085-REG/Belkin_F8E449_Universal_AC_Travel_Adapter_.html
Apple's travel kit is just a specialized version of this.
will let you plug any plug into any plug, so if you buy electronics on your trip, you can plug them in back at home. As long as they say one of those things i mentioned above.
you should be able to go to a "travel store" at the mall or radio shack or something similar if you don't have those in Canada.
Check out the following link to see what kind of plugs they use where you're going
http://users.telenet.be/worldstandards/electricity.htm
Hey!
Don't know if I'm a bit late to reply...just saw your post. I live in South Africa
To answer your question, all power outlets are 240 volts. The standard plug used here is the 3-pin plug, with the round pins.
Not sure what charger you have...the one for my MacBook says "Input 100-240V", dunno if thats standard Mac chargers or just for us here in South Africa. But either way, the Mac chargers here only have the 2-pin plug, so we all just use any 2-pin adapter. They are available all over, so wouldnt be an issue if you dont bring one. You can always pick up one at the airport as soon as you get here
By the way, where in S.A are you going? It's truly an awesome country. Not perfect, but getting there And no, there are no wild animals roaming the streets as some ppl mite believe! We are civilised And our airport in Johannesburg rocks!
Don't know if I'm a bit late to reply...just saw your post. I live in South Africa
To answer your question, all power outlets are 240 volts. The standard plug used here is the 3-pin plug, with the round pins.
Not sure what charger you have...the one for my MacBook says "Input 100-240V", dunno if thats standard Mac chargers or just for us here in South Africa. But either way, the Mac chargers here only have the 2-pin plug, so we all just use any 2-pin adapter. They are available all over, so wouldnt be an issue if you dont bring one. You can always pick up one at the airport as soon as you get here
By the way, where in S.A are you going? It's truly an awesome country. Not perfect, but getting there
And no, there are no wild animals roaming the streets as some ppl mite believe! We are civilised And our airport in Johannesburg rocks!
http://www.kropla.com/electric.htm
Single best resource for travelling. Page 2 has the standard plug listed by country.
The only thing to watch out for are the much less developed countries on the African continent as well as part of SE Asia. These places aren't really standardized so the listings aren't competely accurate.
Single best resource for travelling. Page 2 has the standard plug listed by country.
The only thing to watch out for are the much less developed countries on the African continent as well as part of SE Asia. These places aren't really standardized so the listings aren't competely accurate.