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Old Nov 13, 2005 | 11:58 am
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Caution on non-Dell power supplies

Originally Posted by cuddlychin
www.igo.com

If you get an IJUICE70 it comes with some tips not sure if the D610 is one of them. I've got one of these and it works fine - saves carrying many adaptors
go tip for IPOD, phone, bluetooth, camera, laptop etc. You can use it in cars, planes and home. Got the US, Europe and UK power cables so it really is multnational.

If your looking to purchase in UK checkout www.expansys.com
Just a word of caution - I have an Igo Everywhere Power, and it is not able to re-charge the battery on my Dell D610. This problem is not unique to the Igo, in fact it appears that Dell developed a method for detecting what kind of PSU is attached and not allowing a non Dell PSU to recharge the machine. I get a message at BIOS POST boot time that I have a non-Dell adapter that will not be able to charge the battery, ...? The Igo has plenty of juice, up to 90W at the right voltage, so come on Dell, why the message? Grr....
It is very annoying, as I am on a 2 week trip, and my battery is now down to 8%, with no way to recharge it. Next time I will take the 12-110V inverter and proper Dell PSU. I spent over $170 for the Igo (with extra tips for phone, PDA and Dell) and it is not useable to recharge the Notebook battery. IMHO this is just crap in this day and age. Another thing I do not like, the Igo is really, really heavy, I haven't weighed it, but I think it must tip the scales at over 2lbs.
The Tip you need is S20, but believe me, it will not be able to do one of the main things you need it for. In addition the accessory charger is actually bigger than the travel charger for my Sony Ericcson!

- Tim
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