Laptop in Germany

[Rathji]

My sister in law is in Germany for 6 months and is having trouble with her laptop and getting power to it. She brought with her a power converter and it isn't good enough to run her laptop.

We bought a power converter that we were told would work and it says right in the instructions that it wont handle computers. After some searching online we have found a couple forums where people claim that you can just plug your laptop directly into the wall with a simple plug adapter and the power supply will handle the conversion.

Anyone have any experience with this? She has a Dell 1525 and it says on dell power supply that it handles 120-240 volts. So I am thinking this will work, but I would rather get some form of confirmation from someone who has experienced it.

[SebC]

120-240 volts means it does the voltage conversion. All but the most basic power supplies can do that (most razors, digital camera chargers etc. will be dual voltage). If a cheapo digicam can do it, I'd trust the laptops power box would do what it says it does. Mind you, I haven't personally taken a Dell 1525 to Europe if that's what you're looking for.

[Flaming Choy]

if the power supply says 110/220V and 50-60hz your good. All my electronics from canada worked in Switzerland when I worked there.

[arsenal]

When I was Germany, all I needed to do was buy a plug converter and I was able to run my laptop no problem. I did check my power supply to make sure it could handle the voltage difference.
I have a dell inspiron 9100 though. Your sisters laptop power supply should be able to handle the different voltage though.

[Rathji]

Thanks for the input.