18-02-2017, 06:57 PM
My previous Toshiba laptop had a 3-pin socket but the current machine - essentially the same but with improved processor, etc. has a 2-pin lead!
For all practical purposes, both PSUs are identical. In fact, I keep the original 3-pin one for permanent use at home and the newer 2 - pin one resides in the laptop bag for when I go anywhere else.
A significant advantage of the 2-pin plug is that I have a figure or eight lead fitted with a moulded 6A 2-pin European plug which takes up a fraction of the space occupied by its predecessor clover leaf to Schuko one!
I also have a decent, well made Shuko adaptor which takes up little more space than a 13A plug, so I don't even need a second lead!
For all practical purposes, both PSUs are identical. In fact, I keep the original 3-pin one for permanent use at home and the newer 2 - pin one resides in the laptop bag for when I go anywhere else.
A significant advantage of the 2-pin plug is that I have a figure or eight lead fitted with a moulded 6A 2-pin European plug which takes up a fraction of the space occupied by its predecessor clover leaf to Schuko one!
I also have a decent, well made Shuko adaptor which takes up little more space than a 13A plug, so I don't even need a second lead!
