If your notebook charger is able to work in the 110-220 V range then what you need is a socket plug adaptor. You can buy one 50 meters away from the venue for ARS 3 (less than 1 USD). I will tell you where.
Carlos
2009/8/21 Damian Finol damian@igluve.org
Very small sort of related threadjack:
What about power plug converters? Argentina uses 220 and my laptop uses american 110.
Damian
2009/8/21 Aude aude.wiki@gmail.com
Thank you for the information
It's also possible to forgot something essential. In such case, it's okay if it's not the best price but convenient is good
Aude
On Aug 21, 2009, at 6:14 PM, Galileo Vidoni galio2k@gmail.com wrote:
On Fri, Aug 21, 2009 at 6:25 PM, Aude < aude.wiki@gmail.com aude.wiki@gmail.com> wrote:
I hope that I won't need anything, but it's happened before when traveling that I need to replace some part of my laptop (e.g. the power cord) or need a computer-related item. When that happens, it's not fun to search around in an unfamiliar city for a good shop to buy computer parts.
Can someone with local knowledge, please suggest a place or two that would be a good, reputable place to buy such items in Buenos Aires? (e.g. http://www.vobis.com/http://www.vobis.com/ which is in Berlin, or http://www.jr.com/http://www.jr.com/ in NYC) I would like to write http://wikiatic.com/wikisearch/search?q=write%20this information down on paper, just in case.
Thanks,
Aude
Relatively next to the Wikimania hub is Galería Jardín, a sort of megamall with tons of computing shops (Florida 537, http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Florida+537,+Buenos+Aires,+Argentina&sll=-34.608418,-58.373161&sspn=0.399559,0.891953&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=16&iwloc=A http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=...). It has not the very best prices in town but it is fairly acceptable and you'll find almost guaranteed supply.
From CCGSM, you can go there by foot (~10 blocks) or by metro (from line B from Uruguay station to Florida station, ~5 minutes).
Regards, galio
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