empower adaptor - where to purchase?
Sep 19, 2008, 2:49 pm
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empower adaptor - where to purchase?
There are only a few rows (that are currently blocked out for premium passsengers) that have empower for our flight on a 767-400 to AMS. Since CO will release all of the seats at check in we *might* get to move up a bit since we are pretty far back in the aircraft. Does CO sell the empower adaptors onflight? or is there somewhere I can buy it on tuesday before our flight leaves (Best Buy, Brookstone etc).
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Sep 19, 2008, 3:17 pm
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They are not sold on board the flight.
Not really sure where to buy one in person. Sorry.
Not really sure where to buy one in person. Sorry.
Sep 19, 2008, 3:23 pm
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Sep 19, 2008, 3:46 pm
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get them via amazon or ebay, goes for like 50 dollars , make sure you get the inverter WITH the empower adapter, I got the APC one and works perfectly
Sep 19, 2008, 3:50 pm
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you can get a kensington AC/DC/Empower adapter at circuit city and most other tech variety stores.
Sep 19, 2008, 3:59 pm
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And if you don't get one before you get to the airport, there are stores at many major airports (including both IAH and EWR) that have them for prices comparable to what I've seen them priced at stores like Best Buy.
Sep 19, 2008, 4:13 pm
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They were in the duty free catalog on my last two flights (which were in the past two weeks) for $120 I believe. I bought mine at Brookstone at IAH.
Sep 19, 2008, 4:57 pm
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If you are a Mac user, you can buy it from Apple (online or at their stores)
Sep 19, 2008, 5:12 pm
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Sep 19, 2008, 5:51 pm
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They have them at Radio Shack. But don't go in and be like do you have empower adapters bc they have no idea. I went in with a print out of what the plug looked like. And they had a "plane/auto" charger adapter pack and it was in there.
Sep 19, 2008, 7:43 pm
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Those $120 or so Kensington SmartTip adapters (110/220 AC, Auto/cig-lighter plug, and empower all in one) can often be found for $20 as refurbished items at sites like pacificgeek.com and even at J&R jandr.com. I've got two of them - one from each site, MrsXS uses one, I use the other and was running my ThinkPad on it while inflight (on BrandX airlines today, sorry, but they did have empower), and am running it in the hotel now with it while simultaneously charging my Nokia phone via the add-on dual-item adapter.
Try to find one of those in advance, rather than getting ripped off for what a Brookstone or some airport shop would charge for a less-capable adapter.
Try to find one of those in advance, rather than getting ripped off for what a Brookstone or some airport shop would charge for a less-capable adapter.
Sep 20, 2008, 4:43 pm
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CO reservations has a reference as to where to buy them. Give them a call, and they'll tell you where to get it and give you a discount code. At least that's what they did for me a few years ago.
Sep 20, 2008, 4:46 pm
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They sell iGo at radio shack. Despite what an above poster stated, I think they typically know what they're talking about at radio shack, at least with the iGo.
Or you can go to the iGo website, put in your info, and it will tell you what adapter to buy. Then head off to your local Radio Shack and buy exactly what you want. I have the iGo Juice70 and it works great in empower seats.
Or you can go to the iGo website, put in your info, and it will tell you what adapter to buy. Then head off to your local Radio Shack and buy exactly what you want. I have the iGo Juice70 and it works great in empower seats.