Originally Posted by
missydarlin
I know, I just can't tell you yet
OK, that's just cruel.
Originally Posted by
fly4funsea
Now if they would just test out power sources for our laptops that would be nice. But I do understand that would require a lot of wiring and maybe planes being out of service for a spell. Better hunt for a better battery.
Ugh, I know. I've already gotten in an argument over this here. Not too many people see it our way, I guess (including, obviously, AS management).
I just flew CLT-ATL-SLC-ANC last night carrying two fully-charged batteries, and I ran out of juice somewhere over Kansas--a long way from Alaska! One battery is original to the computer (2.5 years old) and lasts about 45 minutes; the other is a year old and lasts about 1:50 under normal usage (brand new, I think it was somewhere between 2:30 and 3:00). At $80 a pop, if it were that important to me, I guess I could go for another one, but my computer backpack can only hold so much stuff! (And it's a matter of principle...)
I'd be fine on ANC-SEA flights, but I don't usually do just ANC-SEA. I don't know what they'd charge for a day pass for wireless Internet access, but if I knew my laptop were going to die halfway through my trip, I probably wouldn't spring for it.
But I know that most people fly shorter flights than I do, and most business travelers will not hesitate buying the pass, so therefore AS's grand experiment will likely prove successful and they'll fully implement it without at-seat power, leaving the few people in my position stuck...
(First, though I need to find a working Empower adapter. I have one that's a combo Empower and car cigarette lighter charger with changeable tips, but I've now tested it on three separate Empower-equipped DL planes and it was unsuccessful, so I'm pretty sure something's wrong with my adapter, although it works fine in the car...)