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Things to look out for (Score:2)

by bart (450)

Technically: since a number of years, all electronic devices use switched power supplies only (quickly alternating between "on" and "off" state, easily thousands of times per second; what you get out it the average voltage) that suffer very little power loss (heat). That is what makes it possible to build power supplies so small these days; and what makes them very tolerant in variation in input voltage. So, that should indeed not be a problem.
The other thing is that legally, you are supposed to pay VAT (
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  by Beatnik (493) on 2008.07.28 5:14 (#64067) Homepage Journal
  
  So what if they're technically "in the country" already and I don't have to "import" them? :)
  
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    by bart (450)
    
    Well, then you can skip customs.

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