airplane power plug for dell
Jul 14, 2003 | 10:46 am
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airplane power plug for dell
Maybe I'm searching under the wrong name of the product, but can someone help me. I have a Dell Latitude laptop and am tired of the battery running out on long trips. Instead of buying a spare battery, I would like to hook up to the planes power ports. Where can I get the power plug? What is the real name of the product? How much do they generally cost?
Thanks.
Thanks.
Jul 14, 2003 | 11:06 am
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If you do a search for "EMPOWER" in this forum you will find what you need.
Otherwise a good start is either www.targus.com or www.apc.com as they both make power converters for the Dell you have.
There are 2 options: Empower (the name of the power adapter in the seat) that provides "DC" power to your notebook replacing the existing power supply and Empower to AC meaning it converts the low power seat outlet into 110V.
Otherwise a good start is either www.targus.com or www.apc.com as they both make power converters for the Dell you have.
There are 2 options: Empower (the name of the power adapter in the seat) that provides "DC" power to your notebook replacing the existing power supply and Empower to AC meaning it converts the low power seat outlet into 110V.
Jul 14, 2003 | 12:40 pm
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Other choice is a device like Igo's Juice ( http://www.igo.com )
Replaces the AC adapter and also provides the ability to run on an airplane (in one single adapter)... ScottC's suggestions are good. It all boils down to how much money you want to spend and how much extra stuff you want to carry around.
Replaces the AC adapter and also provides the ability to run on an airplane (in one single adapter)... ScottC's suggestions are good. It all boils down to how much money you want to spend and how much extra stuff you want to carry around.
Jul 14, 2003 | 7:28 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by jel:
Maybe I'm searching under the wrong name of the product, but can someone help me. I have a Dell Latitude laptop and am tired of the battery running out on long trips. Instead of buying a spare battery, I would like to hook up to the planes power ports. Where can I get the power plug? What is the real name of the product? How much do they generally cost?
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Maybe I'm searching under the wrong name of the product, but can someone help me. I have a Dell Latitude laptop and am tired of the battery running out on long trips. Instead of buying a spare battery, I would like to hook up to the planes power ports. Where can I get the power plug? What is the real name of the product? How much do they generally cost?
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I have an Acer Centrino and this was the only thing that had the power and the right tip. There is the standard Dell tip inside.
Available everywhere, e.g. Best Buy.
You don't hve to carry your AC power supply any more just one for AC and DC.