I am heading to the US in a few weeks and will probably be buying an MP3 player while I am over there. Even with any potential VAT/Customs issues, it will still work out much cheaper than over here, or anywhere on the web that I can find.
I am looking at [broken link removed]. I was absolutely raging that I missed it when it was half price in Argos during their Spring/Summer catalogue clearance. C'est la vie.
Anyway, what I want to know is this. If I get a European/UK charger, will I be able to plug it directly into the mains over here to charge it? My friend bought a Creative in the US last year and the guy in the shop told him he needed a convertor for the charger. I would have thought that the voltage issue is with the charger as opposed to the player itself, and that if I can get my hands on a European/UK charger, I won't need the voltage convertor. As a wprkaround, I think I can charge it through the laptop anyway, but this won't always be possible.
Any thoughts?
I am looking at [broken link removed]. I was absolutely raging that I missed it when it was half price in Argos during their Spring/Summer catalogue clearance. C'est la vie.
Anyway, what I want to know is this. If I get a European/UK charger, will I be able to plug it directly into the mains over here to charge it? My friend bought a Creative in the US last year and the guy in the shop told him he needed a convertor for the charger. I would have thought that the voltage issue is with the charger as opposed to the player itself, and that if I can get my hands on a European/UK charger, I won't need the voltage convertor. As a wprkaround, I think I can charge it through the laptop anyway, but this won't always be possible.
Any thoughts?