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Tumi's Electric Adaptor for Travel

by Erik Olsen (RSS feed) on Jan 1st 2007 at 12:29PM

A lot of stuff from travel gear company Tumi can be ridiculously expensive. But that's because the stuff tends to be very high quality. I actually use the Tumi courier bag to lug my laptop and stacks of magazines around, and I am VERY happy with it. Well, the company also recently unveiled a nice-looking electric adapter that can help you plug in anywhere around the world. The clever one-piece unit provides non-grounded power in over 150 countries. It comes in a nice-looking mesh case and is sold with a USB charger to power most mobile phones, your PDA, and a cigarette lighter adapter. Very useful...but it ain't cheap (relatively speaking). The unit goes for $50.

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David Troyer Jan 1st 2007 6:29PM

If all you need is the adapter, don't waste your money on the Tumi. This Kensington model is identical (I'm guessing it is made by the same manufacturer) and is less than half the price... it has worked well for me,

http://us.kensington.com/html/5519.html

Brian Jan 2nd 2007 4:35PM

Agree with previous comment, this adapter isn't actually "new"... Kensington has been selling them for some time now, however, I image someone else actually makes them, as you can get them under a variety of names.

http://www.mobileplanet.com/p.aspx?i=117159
https://secure3.nexternal.com/shared/StoreFront/default.asp?CS=racequiet&BusType=BtoC&Count1=588909327&Count2=506049752&ProductID=8428&Target=products.asp

And the previous two already mentioned... oh, but they are the best. :)

Erik Olsen Jan 2nd 2007 8:13PM

Thanks for the comments guys. And the heads up on ths other adapter.

Tom Jan 23rd 2007 11:59PM

I got this adaptor as a present. I'm from Sydney, Australia and will be going to South Korea and Japan in 21 days time. I'm certain it'll be right for use in South Korea, but as for Japan they use 100V. Does it reduce or convert voltage? I don't really understand this stuff and the manual isn't that helpful and I didn't find anything on the Tumi website.