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Brad Rogers wrote: > On Sat, 1 Dec 2007 08:54:01 +0000 > Tom Potts <tompotts@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Hello Tom, > >> I bet we could import 12 of those monitors from the US, pay all the >> necessary taxes etc and still get 10 at 2/3 the current UK price and > > But they'd still need step down transformers, to drop our 240V to the > 110V they use. That would probably wipe any saving out. > > Or they could support dual voltages, I wouldn't be surprised if that's the case, then one monitor could cover all countries with just a different power cable bundled in for the country's socket type. My monitor for instance support 50/60Hz 100 to 240 volts and has a standard IEC connector (kettle lead type) on the power supply. Rob -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html