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I've been using a "Jazz" brand (no name cheapie) 300W inverter for years - comes in handy for all kinds of stuff and was only like 40 bucks. I've even used it to power a small tv/dvd when we lost power once  If you want as cheap as possible a 150W inverter would probably be ok for a laptop.
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Go to menards or Lowes or HomeDepot and get a Peak Automotive power invertor. I got a 300W; 600W peak for like $35 on sale, and mine has been abused. I run 15 feet of ropelights and a laptop and sometimes cell phone too and it will do all this when its -20 in the car, all day long. So in my mind, can't really go wrong there. although the fan isn't very quiet anymore after 2 winters of constant use......
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Originally posted by Guitarman19853:
i'm leaving on the trip on friday which rules out ordering anything... i'm thinking radioshack or best buy... my laptop power supply says:
input: 100-240V ~50-60Hz 1.5A
Output: 20V -- 4.51A
its a dell... 20V is higher than anyone mentioned on here... will the $40 radioshack one work? I know that the laptop adapters for DC power exist, but i'd rather have the inverter since in the future, i'd like to be able to use this for more than just the laptop. let me know if the radioshack one will work since i'm going to head there after work tomorrow...
Your laptop will draw up to 90.2W of power, so a 150W power inverter will work fine.
EDIT: Ignore what I just said there...looks like that brick power supply is horribly inefficient, the power supply will draw up to 150W of power at 100V input - I'd go with one over 200W just to be safe.
Last edited by KyleH; 06/28/06 12:51 PM.
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1999 Silver Frost SVT - 80,000km #2603/2760 Aug. 10, 1999.
1996 Mercury Mystique LS V6 MTX - retired @ 323,151km.
1995 Ford Contour V6 MTX-sold @ 214,000km
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