Originally Posted by
Jethro123
I'm flying with the big dogs in Business Class on a 15 hour flight from DFW to Shanghai. American shows the plane to be a "789-Boeing 787". I have a large laptop that requires a lot of juice, and the last time I tried to use it with a power port on a flight this long, it powered out after a few hours because there wasn't enough power to keep the battery charged.
I haven't tried this in several years, and I know the Boeing 787 is a relatively recent addition to American's fleet. Does anyone know if what they've got on these planes is an improvement over the old power ports? Or should I be prepared to just use the laptop for a few hours before it conks out, like my past experiences? Thanks!
I had a laptop that sucked juice. A trick I found when power was running low or at meal time, was to power down and let the system charge. The lower draw for charging was under the 75W supply. I also found a lower wattage power power supply (iGo?) that was able to keep the system running on long flights.