Buying a laptop from Amazon US for an European user [View all]

[SwissTony]

I want to buy a Windows 7 laptop to use in Holland. I've looked on Amazon UK and most companies don't seem to ship to Holland (I mean, we are SO far away from the UK) or the price is ridiculously high or shipping time is 3 months away. I'm aware that it will cost more to ship from the US but I'm willing to consider it. (Local prices are horrendous, just FYI).

But my question is actually a technical one: if I buy a laptop in the US and replace the American lead into the transformer with a European one, will my laptop blow up? The little white letters on the transformer indicate 110V and 220V. And it is a transformer!!! So it should be OK. My laptop made the transition from 240V (Australia) to 220V without any problems. But that's not the same.

But I want to be sure.

I'd appreciate your input.

I've never been to the US - God I want to see Niagara and that great big hole in the ground you guys have (can't remember the name...duh). Next year is our planning.

Thank you.