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A friend of mine from Poland has asked me to help her select a laptop that she
plans to send home to her family. Are there any issues I should be aware of --
power, language, anything-- I should be aware of in choosing a pc laptop that
will operate in Poland? Many thanks.
Ron Schick
Firstly I'd consider the available power sources in Poland, I don't know much about what kinds of power outlets are available, but i'm guessing that a standard US 110-125 VAC 2 prong plug won't work. Beyond that, you'd need to ensure the system is in the correct language for the recipient, which could include the keyboard being in another language (for example, French Language keyboards differ from English Language keyboards, the same goes for Russian Language keyboards, Spanish Language keyboards, etc).
Beyond that, you shouldn't have a problem in terms of the actual PC hardware's I/O, as it's all going to be the same.
-bob
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