How much is my laptop costing me in electricity roughly?
I've just moved to France for a 9-month placement. I'm being charged a 50 euros a month limit on electricity and anything extra comes out of my deposit. My laptop is a little old and doesn't work without being plugged into the wall (about 10 mins of battery life unplugged). I have it plugged in for roughly 5 hours a day. Any idea what this will be costing me on average?
Other - Home & Garden - 2 Answers
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Answer 1 :
look at the input amperage multiply that by 100 example 2 amp input x 100 = 200 watts usually an hour that is its consumes then check your bill for kilowatt usage price and divide by 100 that is the dollar amount it uses an hour (you need to know how much you are charged for that kilowatt it says somewhere on the bill)
Answer 2 :
Before you can answer that question accuratly ,you will need to know how much the power company charges per killowatt. that is how we in the US are billled. i guess it is the same in France. you need to find out. where i live i pay about 15 cents. but you might pay more or less cents in France, so i dont know. they use nuclear power so it might be less. then you can use one of the calculators you will find in the links below to estimate your cost. ( # of hours you use it ) x ( watts rating of your comp ) x( cost of elec ) but im just GUESSING your lap top wil cost you $5 US a month if you use it a lot. plus ,if you study the links you learn what other appliances cost to run as well. Then you will be more educated on the subject and know more about it than most people do. Have fun. http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=cost%20to%20run%20appliances
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Thursday, January 21, 2010
Thursday, January 14, 2010
My laptop is only reading DVDs from Europe
My laptop is only reading DVDs from Europe, how can I make it read american DVD?
Explanation: I have a US laptop but I went to France for several months. I saw french DVDs and now, it's impossible to read american DVDs. I have a DVD writer plugged in to my laptop so I play american DVDs on it. The problem is that I want to sell my laptop now (in USA) and people will want the ability to see american DVDs without the DVD writer, so what can I do?
Laptops & Notebooks - 4 Answers
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Answer 1 :
mail me
Answer 2 :
See if your DVD playback software has a setting to change it to Region 1.
Answer 3 :
France and western Europe has a region 2 setting USA and Canada has a region 1 setting so change you setting on you d v d player to region 1
Answer 4 :
DVD has REGION code imbedded US and Canada is REGION 1 Your laptop DVD player was built to read all region code However - due to "Holywood"'s rule, movies are released one by one in each region (pls do not ask me why) So the maker of DVD player need to follow this rule and allow you to read only maximum 3 times DVDs for a foreign country, after that you have to decide, which country are you really from. So now yr computer DVD player assumed that you are a "French" person and refused to play American DVDs What you should do: call your PC help desk and ask how to revert your DVD player back to the olde USA region
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Explanation: I have a US laptop but I went to France for several months. I saw french DVDs and now, it's impossible to read american DVDs. I have a DVD writer plugged in to my laptop so I play american DVDs on it. The problem is that I want to sell my laptop now (in USA) and people will want the ability to see american DVDs without the DVD writer, so what can I do?
Laptops & Notebooks - 4 Answers
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Answer 1 :
mail me
Answer 2 :
See if your DVD playback software has a setting to change it to Region 1.
Answer 3 :
France and western Europe has a region 2 setting USA and Canada has a region 1 setting so change you setting on you d v d player to region 1
Answer 4 :
DVD has REGION code imbedded US and Canada is REGION 1 Your laptop DVD player was built to read all region code However - due to "Holywood"'s rule, movies are released one by one in each region (pls do not ask me why) So the maker of DVD player need to follow this rule and allow you to read only maximum 3 times DVDs for a foreign country, after that you have to decide, which country are you really from. So now yr computer DVD player assumed that you are a "French" person and refused to play American DVDs What you should do: call your PC help desk and ask how to revert your DVD player back to the olde USA region
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Thursday, January 7, 2010
I'm considering taking my laptop computer with me on a trip to Europe
What are the pros & cons of taking laptop computer on an international vacation?
I'm considering taking my laptop computer with me on a trip to Europe (UK & France) so I can blog, upload pictures & videos, email & Skype friends, etc. Have others done this? If so, did you ever regret taking your laptops along? Would you do it again?
Other - Destinations - 1 Answers
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Answer 1 :
My laptops have been all over Europe and South America. I don't travel without one.
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I'm considering taking my laptop computer with me on a trip to Europe (UK & France) so I can blog, upload pictures & videos, email & Skype friends, etc. Have others done this? If so, did you ever regret taking your laptops along? Would you do it again?
Other - Destinations - 1 Answers
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Answer 1 :
My laptops have been all over Europe and South America. I don't travel without one.
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Friday, January 1, 2010
Laptops and internet service in France?
Laptops and internet service in France?
Well I live in California and I was wondering if I took my laptop with me to France, would it be possible that I will be able to get a connection from, perhaps, a local cafe? Or even in someone's home if they have internet service? Something like getting service in a Starbucks. I really hope that its possible that I would be able to get connection, but if I dont I'll understand because the whole French internet connection thing might be different than in the US. Anybody has any experiences with an issue like this?
Other - France - 3 Answers
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Answer 1 :
You are lucky, McDonalds has just installed free and unlimited wifi in all of their locations in France. Now all you have to do is to get your favorite McDo meal and use their wifi as long as you like.
Answer 2 :
Hi, All Starbucks and MacDonalds offer free wifi, as do some cafés in Paris. Lots of people now have wifi ... I can pick up 9 networks from my house alone. Not sure about outside of Paris though.
Answer 3 :
You have plenty of wifi around, some of it free, offered either by the shops like the Mc Donalds or in tourist information centres. You also have internet cafés. Just google Internet café plus the name of the city and you'll come up with plenty of addresses. If you are staying in a hotel you might ask before booking if they have an internet connection. There's no difference between French and American connection.
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Well I live in California and I was wondering if I took my laptop with me to France, would it be possible that I will be able to get a connection from, perhaps, a local cafe? Or even in someone's home if they have internet service? Something like getting service in a Starbucks. I really hope that its possible that I would be able to get connection, but if I dont I'll understand because the whole French internet connection thing might be different than in the US. Anybody has any experiences with an issue like this?
Other - France - 3 Answers
People's Answers, Critics, Comments, Opinions :
Answer 1 :
You are lucky, McDonalds has just installed free and unlimited wifi in all of their locations in France. Now all you have to do is to get your favorite McDo meal and use their wifi as long as you like.
Answer 2 :
Hi, All Starbucks and MacDonalds offer free wifi, as do some cafés in Paris. Lots of people now have wifi ... I can pick up 9 networks from my house alone. Not sure about outside of Paris though.
Answer 3 :
You have plenty of wifi around, some of it free, offered either by the shops like the Mc Donalds or in tourist information centres. You also have internet cafés. Just google Internet café plus the name of the city and you'll come up with plenty of addresses. If you are staying in a hotel you might ask before booking if they have an internet connection. There's no difference between French and American connection.
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