where in HK to buy a airplane power adaptor for laptop use during flight?

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    where in HK to buy a airplane power adaptor for laptop use during flight?

    it would be nice if I can get a reasonably cheap price for it. thanks


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    At the airport?

    Some planes like Cathay's modern fleet have UK sockets too.


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    Ap Liu Street


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    Quote Originally Posted by MrMoo:
    Some planes like Cathay's modern fleet have UK sockets too.
    In fact, multi-country sockets, taking UK/HK, US/Can, and European plugs and delivering 110V, so no adaptor needed.

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    I didn't know you can plug you laptop in the plane in flight. Where are the power sockets?


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    Right at your seat, on all the Cathay long haul planes at least.

    (The short haul planes currently have the older system requiring an adaptor at all business class seats and some economy seats)


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    This awesome website, seatguru, will help !


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    Quote Originally Posted by Rob2020:
    This awesome website, seatguru, will help !
    I was just going to post the same. Seatguru is a must for any flyer.

    I've found more and more planes have 'standard' prong (either US or UK) plugs in them now days. I still have an airplane adapter but suspect for my next laptop I'll forgo that option. Interesting side note was that my airplane adapter would power, but not charge my existing laptop. Just enough juice to keep it running, not refill the battery, fwiw.