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Question about PC with W10 and voltage in Japan


Riku

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Hi! So yeah, thanks to the exchange program of my university I'm going to Japan for one year starting from September, so I'll need to buy a new PC (laptop) because I can't take my desktop with me. The thing is that now PCs are sold with W10, and even without OS the drivers and bios need W10 to not have compatility issues.

So my question is, what do I need to know about W10 knowing that I mainly use my PC to do 'weeb things'. (Mainly concerned about the 'spying' thing, as well as compatibilty with VNs and other things)

Next question is about Japan's voltage. A friend told me that going to Japan three months killed the battery of his laptop, so I wanted to ask if he was just unlucky or that even with its transformer, a battery will die more quickly because of going from 220/240V (Europe) to 100V (Japan)?

And, one more question I guess, do you think they watch what you do and search and I should stop doing 'weeb things' when I'll be in the dorm here? (Kinda silly question, but might as well ask)

 

That's it, I guess. If you went to Japan, or are actually living there and have a few advices, I'll be thankful too!

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1) Don't you worry about MS spyware, Google knows every dirty query you input on their site. There's no avoiding it. Refer to

I'd say that it's irrelevant. The great companies have your data stored, but it's unlikely they look through it (unless you're very important). Your ISP (internet provider) should also know about your porn shenanigans and your eroge downloads, they just don't mess with it.

2) From an electrical viewpoint it's irrelevant if you got 240, 220 or 100 Volts input for the transformer. That just can't make your rig run. Your rig needs DC, and that's what the transformer provides. So you just need a transformer that complies with Japanese voltage. Also don't worry about the supplied power. You'd need some notions on power supplies to understand, but there's no need to worry.

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I got a Windows 10 laptop this past Christmas and was a bit worried about compatibility issues as well. However, everything was actually fine. All the VN's I wanted to transfer worked fine, and the new ones I downloaded also worked. The only problem I had was with Tokeijikake no Ley Line, and even with that the problem was not with running the VN. Rather the problem was with the NODVD patch. They only have a NODVD patch for Win7, not Win10. But if you have the actual discs, then that VN will work just fine. 

Out of curiosity where will you be studying? Incidentally I also will be studying abroad in Japan for a year starting this September. I will be in Tokyo. If you will also be in Tokyo than it might be nice to hit up Akiba together to buy some VNs. I already went last summer and found a great store where you can get VNs for a great price. It would be nice to go shopping for VNs with somebody else who actually cares about them.

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Thanks for the answers! Guess W10 isn't as bad as what people says.

Fortunately, I played the Ley Line trilogy last month, so it's fine.

@Zalor I'll be studying at Kumamoto University, in Kyushu. I do intend to at least visit Tokyo and Akiba, though, so who knows. (Though it'll most likely not be possible as I'll be with friends who don't read VNs)

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19 minutes ago, Riku said:

Thanks for the answers! Guess W10 isn't as bad as what people says.

Fortunately, I played the Ley Line trilogy last month, so it's fine.

@Zalor I'll be studying at Kumamoto University, in Kyushu. I do intend to at least visit Tokyo and Akiba, though, so who knows. (Though it'll most likely not be possible as I'll be with friends who don't read VNs)

I see, haha. Well, if for whatever reason you find yourself in Tokyo and aren't with your friends, hit me up. Most of my friends aren't into VNs either.

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