I purchased one from Target. It has a continueus 140w and a peak of 240w. Im not sure what brand it is, but I did buy it from target. It has worked great so far. I used it to power a PM 8500 and a 13' tv w/ a dvd player on a car trip. So it should power a laptop. ~ Ben ~ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Clark Martin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PowerBooks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, June 13, 2004 5:36 PM Subject: Re: AC Inverters (Car DC -> AC Power Supplies)
> At 3:41 PM -0600 6/12/04, Andrew Kershaw wrote: > >Well after the discussion of auto/airline adapters for my PowerBook > >and a few suggestions of inverters, I went out to do some looking. > > > >The local CompUSA (yeah, ick - I won't buy from them, by the way) > >has a few models from Targus and Kensington. They all put out 120V > >AC at various Wattages (from 50W to 120W). > > > >The local Target has some (hitherto unheard-of by me) Vector brand > >inverters that output 110V AC at wattages up to something ridiculous > >like 300W. > > > >So my question to you all is this: > >Just how reliable are these devices? Will a generic inverter be > >reliable enough? 110V isn't a problem (heck, I doubt my household > >supply is an exact 120V), and the Apple AC adapter will handle down > >to 100V). > > > >Given that the Vector inverters are easily 1/2 the price of the name > >brand stuff, I'm leaning towards them. > > > >Unless, of course, inverters are a case of "you pay for what you get." > > > > Fortunately a computer's power supply is one of the least picky about > it's input power so any kind of inverter would do. I have a couple > (not counting the one stolen) and they work just fine with computer > power supplies. And I think one of them is a Vector. > > For my laptop though I use an auto adapter. It means one less piece > of equipment to set up. I frequently use it with a battery pack. I > got my adapter here: > > <http://store.mcetech.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=MTOS &Category_Code=ACCACAUTOADPT> > > $25-30 depending on Mac model. > -- > Clark Martin > Redwood City, CA, USA > Macintosh / Internet Consulting > > "I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway" > > -- > PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | > -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml> > --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; > Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com > > -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
