For Thinkpads just Google "thinkpad 12v power supply" they range from 65w to 90w. I have a 90 watt one on my vehicle computer and I keep another one for my X200/201 machines.
Here is one on Amazone for $15.00 http://www.amazon.com/Vehicle-Cigarette-Lighter-Charger-ThinkPad/dp/B008LVHEJA Do no try to use a inverter and the standard 115v mains supply, the switchers do not always like the modified sq. wave. That was the case with the company computer. On Tue, Dec 22, 2015 at 12:37 PM, Chuck Hast <[email protected]> wrote: > I see that the proper name and description was given to the device in > question. > I run both a tablet and a laptop in my company vehicle, though soon we > willl be > going to tablets and putting the laptop away. > > Due to what I use both devices for I can see where someone may want a lap- > top. I see all of the arguments against, and they are quite logical and > reason- > able, but if you feel you need a laptop, I use a older Thinkpad X201, > there is a > folding version of it, if it is as reliable as the X200 and X201 I have > then you > have a winner. > > You can go on line and purchase a 12-16vdc (input power) PSU for the > laptop, > I did so for my company Thinkpad, the charger works very well for my X200 > and X201, it charges the computer quite fast and I have had no issues with > it. > > That said, I agree with those who propose the use of a phone or phablet for > your application. A lot less to have to hide. You will need one that > supports > the larger memory chips though, but I think given the application it is > worth > the investigation and purchase of such a device. > > If you still want the "Tablet PC" here is the Thinkpad X201 tablet pc > version > of the X201. > > http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/laptops/thinkpad/x-series-tablet/x201tablet/ > > Lenovo no longer makes it but being a Thinkpad you can find the parts in > your > local dumpster almost. I have had Thinkpads since I did RF coverage work > for > the utilities back in the 90's they are great mobile computers. > > There are a lot of them on Ebay > http://www.ebay.com/bhp/x201-tablet > > I think I saw some bits and pieces of one at Free Geek, you might watch > there > too. > > There were a lot of these bought for commercial use in both the utilities, > sales, > ins. adjusters and others who needed a tablet in pre-tablet days, or > needed a > machine that could run the software needed to do the job in the field, at > that > time tablets were still just starting to appear. > > > > > > On Tue, Dec 22, 2015 at 12:11 PM, Michael Rasmussen <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> On Tue, Dec 22, 2015 at 11:32:48AM -0800, Dick Steffens wrote: >> > > Consider upgrading your car radio to one that supports Bluetooth. >> > >> > It already does, but that's tied up with the phone. But there's a stereo >> > mini jack on it, right up front, that I can use with a cable between it >> > and the headphone jack on the computer. >> >> You're not telling us you talk and drive? >> tsk tsk tsk >> >> I became indoctrinated to bluetooth car radio borrowing my father in >> law's Prius. >> Very quick to develop a desire to have it. The road noise in my Westy is >> much louder >> which dulls the experience. >> >> -- >> Michael Rasmussen, Portland Oregon >> Be Appropriate && Follow Your Curiosity >> Today, I went out and practiced with my new Monocog Flight 29er. It's >> a short trip, only 83 miles, but the little trips add up and are where >> I learn what I hope I'll need to know for the longer trips. >> ~ Kent Peterson >> _______________________________________________ >> PLUG mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug >> > > > > -- > > Chuck Hast -- KP4DJT -- > Glass, five thousand years of history and getting better. > The only container material that the USDA gives blanket approval on. > > > -- Chuck Hast -- KP4DJT -- Glass, five thousand years of history and getting better. The only container material that the USDA gives blanket approval on. _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
