I need to replace my Macbook Pro and am now considering a Macbook Air, I am visiting the states at the moment and want to know if I buy it here, will it still work OK in the UK, charging etc or are there complications in doing this. I wonder if anyone can help and advise me on this one.
MacBook Pro 13″, 12.7
The Mac bought in the US will have an American English keyboard, vs. the British English keyboard you'd get in the UK. Two countries divided by a common language and all that, but they're not too different (return key shape, £ instead of # over the '3' so you have to use option-3 to get £ instead of shift-3, little things like that). Everything else about the Mac itself will be the same regardless of where you buy it (except probably the price...and if you need to pay VAT when you declare it at Customs...).
The power adapter will come with a North American duckhead connector, but the adapter itself is universal voltage (100-240 V, 50/60 Hz so you need to change just the plug, there's a British duckhead in the Apple World Travel Adapter Kit - Apple).
American English
British English
The Mac bought in the US will have an American English keyboard, vs. the British English keyboard you'd get in the UK. Two countries divided by a common language and all that, but they're not too different (return key shape, £ instead of # over the '3' so you have to use option-3 to get £ instead of shift-3, little things like that). Everything else about the Mac itself will be the same regardless of where you buy it (except probably the price...and if you need to pay VAT when you declare it at Customs...).
The power adapter will come with a North American duckhead connector, but the adapter itself is universal voltage (100-240 V, 50/60 Hz so you need to change just the plug, there's a British duckhead in the Apple World Travel Adapter Kit - Apple).
American English
British English
If you use Apple's online store, you can choose the British keyboard instead of US English.
Good advice thank you
That’s good information thank you
Compatability with Macbook Air US - UK
