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Belkin F8E449 Universal AC Travel Adapter Features:
- Offers compact size for easy portability
- Works will all types of outlets in the U.S., Europe, Asia, China, and the UK
- Connects without complicated power conversion
- Eliminates the need to carry multiple adapters
- Allows you to charge your laptop, PDA, and cell phone internationally
Customer Reviews:
- Does Not Convert Voltage!!!: This is a fairly useless device. It does not convert voltage, and since most other countries use 220 volts, you will simply destroy your shaver or cell phone if you use this.
This fact should be prominantly advertised, and it is not.
- Don't be fooled when they say "Works will all types of outlets in the U.S., Europe, Asia, China, and the UK": I was taking a trip to Ireland and even though this product claims: "Works will all types of outlets in the U.S., Europe, Asia, China, and the UK" It does not in fact work for the power outlets in Ireland, which I have found are a three-pronged, blade style outlet. Think of the U.S. grounded outlet, except for the Irish ones are generally larger and all three conductors are like thick blades. Needless to say, this unit was useless to me unless, of course, I needed to use it as a projectile. Couple that with the fact that it does nothing to adjust the power cycle and what you have is a perfectly designed paperweight designed to look like something more useful. Do yourself a favor and buy from the experts on international travel, not Amazon, just because they are the first thing that pops up in a Google search. I got burned, maybe I can help you avoid the same.
- Works in Italy and France: Used it in Rome, Paris, Florence and Venice. Worked great with Camera charger, Blackberry charger.
Does not convert, so don't use with hair dryers. - Adapter Only - Not a Converter!: WATCH OUT! This is an adapter only, not a converter, which renders it pretty much useless for me and most people. Amazon failed to disclose this. It is on the package only. Shame on Amazon.
- Intentionally misleading product description: As an electrical engineer, I feel that the product description for this item (Belkin F8E449 Universal AC Travel Adapter) is intentionally misleading.
For example, it says:
"Rated to handle both 110- and 220-240-volt standards... allows you to connect to international power outlets without a complicated power conversion"
The statement above suggests that this 'AC Travel Adapter' is able to provide POWER conversion, so a potential customer may expect it to perform VOLTAGE conversion between 110/220V. But this is completely false, becasue this plug adapter is just a physical connection. It does not convert the VOLTAGE. It does not convert the CURRENT. In short, it does not perform ANY conversion at all.
In the 'Technical Details' section it further says:
"Allows you to charge your laptop, PDA, and cell phone internationally"
A potential customer may be led to believe that: this product allows you to use 110V-only appliance in other countries. The truth is, if you plug in an 110V-only appliance to a 220V socket through this 'adapter', your appliance wil blow up immediately.
Power supplies for most portable electronics (laptop, camcorder, cell-phone, electric shavers, etc.) are already designed for universal voltage of 100-240V AC. Similarly, your travel iron or hair dryer could be ready for dual-voltage operation. Make sure to check your appliance's user manual, as it may require you to manually flip a voltage-selection switch before leaving for the trip.
Of course, you still need a set of universal plug adapters for foreign countries - which is exactly what this product is meant to be.
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