Laptop use in Europe

[beachtree]

I'm traveling to France, Italy, and Spain this week and I'm bringing my laptop. It isn't ancient, but it isn't that new either. It's a Toshiba that outputs 19 volts and inputs 100-240 when plugged into the wall. I bought a voltage converter for 110/120 volt appliances. No one can give me a clear answer to whether I have what I need to make my laptop work or not. And exactly how to make it work. I realize I should know this, but I'm not technologically sophisticated enough yet. I just want to be careful. Can someone who has actually been there with a laptop tell me what I need?

[buildersmate]

You didn't need to buy the 110V converter - these are intended for operating devices that don't have the luxury of being able work off an extended voltage range in places like the USA.
The three countries you mention have mains voltages around 220V and in any case the power converter that you have delivers 19V output to the Toshiba when fed by an input of anything between 100V to 240V AC anyway - so it works in the 3 countries you mentioned.
Come to that, it would also work in the USA.

[buildersmate]

All you do need, of course, is a European plug adaptor to be able to plug the thing into the mains socket in the wall in Europe.

[beachtree]

I'm coming from the U.S.A. and my appliances are all from here. But that shouldn't affect the laptop, should it? They're universal, no?

So, I just need the plug adapter and I can just plug it right into the wall there?

[BenDToy]

Hi beachtree - yes that is correct. Assuming you are referring to your AC charger, just fit it with a Eurpoean adaptor and it should charge OK. You shouldn't need the voltage converter. The European sockets have two small round pins (similar to US layout but round profile rather than spades).