Buying a MacBook from US?

r3nu4l

Okay, perhaps a "Silly Question" but I've never owned a Mac before. I'm thinking of buying a MacBook when I'm in New York next month and need some advice.

Is the DVD player on the MacBook limited to Region1 or is it multi-region?

Also, what about power supply? Am I okay to use a US adaptor and plug it into the wall or is the fact that there's a power transformer invovled important?

Any other information would be valuable, thanks.

BuffyBot

Macbooks offer a limited number of DVD region changes before it "locks" to the region you play your DVD's from.

Powersupply will be fine. You just need an adaptor, or one of Apple's own plug "heads" for the lead to plug it in over here

r3nu4l

BuffyBot wrote: »

Macbooks offer a limited number of DVD region changes before it "locks" to the region you play your DVD's from.

Powersupply will be fine. You just need an adaptor, or one of Apple's own plug "heads" for the lead to plug it in over here

Ha ha, thanks BB, should have stayed on the boards.org.uk and asked

WUSBDesign

And don't forget to get AppleCare as well, if you still have the budget for it.

IamBeowulf

r3nu4l wrote: »

Ha ha, thanks BB, should have stayed on the boards.org.uk and asked

VLC Media Player plays back DVDs from all different regions on my PC. I'm sure the Mac version will do the same (It's free to download)

mobileblog

BuffyBot wrote: »

Macbooks offer a limited number of DVD region changes before it "locks" to the region you play your DVD's from.

Powersupply will be fine. You just need an adaptor, or one of Apple's own plug "heads" for the lead to plug it in over here

So i can just use the ipod charger 3 pin head?

conor2007

hmv or any shop like that sells multiple country adapters for ipods

you can just jam a pencil in the earth - but thats just asking for trouble - lol

mobileblog

i mean removing the 3 pin head on this *http://store.apple.com/Apple/WebObjects/irlstore.woa/wa/RSLID?mco=859C84B5&fnode=home/shop_ipod/ipod_accessories/power&nplm=MB051) and attaching it to the laptop cable

BuffyBot

IamBeowulf wrote: »

VLC Media Player plays back DVDs from all different regions on my PC. I'm sure the Mac version will do the same (It's free to download)

Nope, as it's the drive that will lock to the region, not the playing software.

So i can just use the ipod charger 3 pin head?

I wouldn't recommend it personally

I'd get something like this on eBay

http://images.channeladvisor.com/Sell/SSProfiles/73000224/Images/1/UKPLUG%20copy.jpg which will fit into the slow on the adaptor

IamBeowulf

BuffyBot wrote: »

Nope, as it's the drive that will lock to the region, not the playing software.

I have a PC that demands I switch the region on my Sony DVD-ROM drive to play Region 1...but only if I play it with Windows Media Player. VLC doesn't ask for any switch at all.

K.O.Kiki

It's a known lock-in issue with the current Macbook DVD drives -- there are no firmware hacks (yet, or ever). AFAIK

PowerHouseDan

I used X region in my New Macbook bought 4 days ago and works perfect no firmware option to make it region free however but changed it to european region.

damo86

Yup, got my Macbook to play multiregion by loading up RPC-1 firmware into my superdrive and using Region X to switch regions whenever I like, handy out, only owrks for some drives I believe.