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British Air laptop power question
I'm traveling on British Airways in a few days. I want to use my laptop en
route. There is a power port at my seat. An adaptor is required. The
adaptor they recommend is the Teleadapt InFlight Power Adaptor. (It fits
the EmPower in-seat power port British Air uses.) I was about to buy one
when I noticed in the product description on their website the following:
"90W power inverter."
I know next to nothing about these electrical matters, but I did notice that
the power brick that is part of my laptop says 120W on it.
Does that mean that this inverter is insufficient to run my laptop? Or is
there no connection (!) between the two wattage listings?
Thanks.
Jim Beaver
I'm traveling on British Airways in a few days. I want to use my laptop en
route. There is a power port at my seat. An adaptor is required. The
adaptor they recommend is the Teleadapt InFlight Power Adaptor. (It fits
the EmPower in-seat power port British Air uses.) I was about to buy one
when I noticed in the product description on their website the following:
"90W power inverter."
I know next to nothing about these electrical matters, but I did notice that
the power brick that is part of my laptop says 120W on it.
Does that mean that this inverter is insufficient to run my laptop? Or is
there no connection (!) between the two wattage listings?
Thanks.
Jim Beaver
Re: British Air laptop power question
On Fri, 2 May 2008 16:36:32 -0700, "Jim Beaver"
<jumblejim@prodigy.spam> wrote:
>I'm traveling on British Airways in a few days. I want to use my laptop en
>route. There is a power port at my seat. An adaptor is required. The
>adaptor they recommend is the Teleadapt InFlight Power Adaptor. (It fits
>the EmPower in-seat power port British Air uses.) I was about to buy one
>when I noticed in the product description on their website the following:
>"90W power inverter."
>
>I know next to nothing about these electrical matters, but I did notice that
>the power brick that is part of my laptop says 120W on it.
>
>Does that mean that this inverter is insufficient to run my laptop? Or is
>there no connection (!) between the two wattage listings?
It probably means that your laptop will run but not recharge the
battery, but to be sure, you should look up your laptop and see what
is recommended for it.
On Fri, 2 May 2008 16:36:32 -0700, "Jim Beaver"
<jumblejim@prodigy.spam> wrote:
>I'm traveling on British Airways in a few days. I want to use my laptop en
>route. There is a power port at my seat. An adaptor is required. The
>adaptor they recommend is the Teleadapt InFlight Power Adaptor. (It fits
>the EmPower in-seat power port British Air uses.) I was about to buy one
>when I noticed in the product description on their website the following:
>"90W power inverter."
>
>I know next to nothing about these electrical matters, but I did notice that
>the power brick that is part of my laptop says 120W on it.
>
>Does that mean that this inverter is insufficient to run my laptop? Or is
>there no connection (!) between the two wattage listings?
It probably means that your laptop will run but not recharge the
battery, but to be sure, you should look up your laptop and see what
is recommended for it.
Re: British Air laptop power question
On Fri, 2 May 2008 16:36:32 -0700, "Jim Beaver"
<jumblejim@prodigy.spam> wrote:
>I'm traveling on British Airways in a few days. I want to use my laptop en
>route. There is a power port at my seat. An adaptor is required. The
>adaptor they recommend is the Teleadapt InFlight Power Adaptor. (It fits
>the EmPower in-seat power port British Air uses.) I was about to buy one
>when I noticed in the product description on their website the following:
>"90W power inverter."
>
>I know next to nothing about these electrical matters, but I did notice that
>the power brick that is part of my laptop says 120W on it.
>
>Does that mean that this inverter is insufficient to run my laptop? Or is
>there no connection (!) between the two wattage listings?
BTW, there are lots of invertors that work on an EmPower system and
these are pretty plain vanilla so I would look for a cheapo. Some
people recommend buying one that is 1.5-2 times your laptop so that
would make it a 300 watt unit. Most of them come with both an EmPower
plug and a plug to go into your car's cigarette lighter. Make sure
the one you buy has both and also has a straight (not coiled) cord
because if someone in the backseat of your car wants to use it, a
coiled one will pull right out of the cigarette lighter.
On Fri, 2 May 2008 16:36:32 -0700, "Jim Beaver"
<jumblejim@prodigy.spam> wrote:
>I'm traveling on British Airways in a few days. I want to use my laptop en
>route. There is a power port at my seat. An adaptor is required. The
>adaptor they recommend is the Teleadapt InFlight Power Adaptor. (It fits
>the EmPower in-seat power port British Air uses.) I was about to buy one
>when I noticed in the product description on their website the following:
>"90W power inverter."
>
>I know next to nothing about these electrical matters, but I did notice that
>the power brick that is part of my laptop says 120W on it.
>
>Does that mean that this inverter is insufficient to run my laptop? Or is
>there no connection (!) between the two wattage listings?
BTW, there are lots of invertors that work on an EmPower system and
these are pretty plain vanilla so I would look for a cheapo. Some
people recommend buying one that is 1.5-2 times your laptop so that
would make it a 300 watt unit. Most of them come with both an EmPower
plug and a plug to go into your car's cigarette lighter. Make sure
the one you buy has both and also has a straight (not coiled) cord
because if someone in the backseat of your car wants to use it, a
coiled one will pull right out of the cigarette lighter.
Re: British Air laptop power question
"Jim Beaver" <jumblejim@prodigy.spam> wrote in message
news:oANSj.8241$iK6.2131@nlpi069.nbdc.sbc . com ...
> I'm traveling on British Airways in a few days. I want to use my laptop
> en
> route. There is a power port at my seat. An adaptor is required. The
> adaptor they recommend is the Teleadapt InFlight Power Adaptor. (It fits
> the EmPower in-seat power port British Air uses.) I was about to buy one
> when I noticed in the product description on their website the following:
> "90W power inverter."
>
> I know next to nothing about these electrical matters, but I did notice
> that
> the power brick that is part of my laptop says 120W on it.
>
> Does that mean that this inverter is insufficient to run my laptop? Or is
> there no connection (!) between the two wattage listings?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Jim Beaver
>
I have a travel adapter for my Dell laptop which is of lower power than the
normal one.
when I switch on with the travel adaptor connected, The computer recognises
that and gives a warning message and asks me to press F1 to continue. When I
do so, it runs OK.
Make sure that your battery is fully charged to begin with, dont use CD/DVD
drives or hard disk much - ie stick to normal computing, not DVD/CD playing
and you will be OK for several hours. The lower power unit probably does not
have the capacity to keep everything going simultaneously.
GerryB
"Jim Beaver" <jumblejim@prodigy.spam> wrote in message
news:oANSj.8241$iK6.2131@nlpi069.nbdc.sbc . com ...
> I'm traveling on British Airways in a few days. I want to use my laptop
> en
> route. There is a power port at my seat. An adaptor is required. The
> adaptor they recommend is the Teleadapt InFlight Power Adaptor. (It fits
> the EmPower in-seat power port British Air uses.) I was about to buy one
> when I noticed in the product description on their website the following:
> "90W power inverter."
>
> I know next to nothing about these electrical matters, but I did notice
> that
> the power brick that is part of my laptop says 120W on it.
>
> Does that mean that this inverter is insufficient to run my laptop? Or is
> there no connection (!) between the two wattage listings?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Jim Beaver
>
I have a travel adapter for my Dell laptop which is of lower power than the
normal one.
when I switch on with the travel adaptor connected, The computer recognises
that and gives a warning message and asks me to press F1 to continue. When I
do so, it runs OK.
Make sure that your battery is fully charged to begin with, dont use CD/DVD
drives or hard disk much - ie stick to normal computing, not DVD/CD playing
and you will be OK for several hours. The lower power unit probably does not
have the capacity to keep everything going simultaneously.
GerryB
Re: British Air laptop power question
On Sat, 3 May 2008 08:08:17 +0100, "Gerry Butler" <ei0ch@eircom . net >
wrote:
>
>"Jim Beaver" <jumblejim@prodigy.spam> wrote in message
>news:oANSj.8241$iK6.2131@nlpi069.nbdc.sbc . com ...
>> I'm traveling on British Airways in a few days. I want to use my laptop
>> en
>> route. There is a power port at my seat. An adaptor is required. The
>> adaptor they recommend is the Teleadapt InFlight Power Adaptor. (It fits
>> the EmPower in-seat power port British Air uses.) I was about to buy one
>> when I noticed in the product description on their website the following:
>> "90W power inverter."
>>
>> I know next to nothing about these electrical matters, but I did notice
>> that
>> the power brick that is part of my laptop says 120W on it.
>>
>> Does that mean that this inverter is insufficient to run my laptop? Or is
>> there no connection (!) between the two wattage listings?
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> Jim Beaver
>>
>
>I have a travel adapter for my Dell laptop which is of lower power than the
>normal one.
>when I switch on with the travel adaptor connected, The computer recognises
>that and gives a warning message and asks me to press F1 to continue. When I
>do so, it runs OK.
>
>Make sure that your battery is fully charged to begin with, dont use CD/DVD
>drives or hard disk much - ie stick to normal computing, not DVD/CD playing
>and you will be OK for several hours. The lower power unit probably does not
>have the capacity to keep everything going simultaneously.
Although it probably doesn't matter power wise, he is talking about
buying an inverter not an adaptor. An inverter is much better than an
adaptor as it can be used with any electrical device.
On Sat, 3 May 2008 08:08:17 +0100, "Gerry Butler" <ei0ch@eircom . net >
wrote:
>
>"Jim Beaver" <jumblejim@prodigy.spam> wrote in message
>news:oANSj.8241$iK6.2131@nlpi069.nbdc.sbc . com ...
>> I'm traveling on British Airways in a few days. I want to use my laptop
>> en
>> route. There is a power port at my seat. An adaptor is required. The
>> adaptor they recommend is the Teleadapt InFlight Power Adaptor. (It fits
>> the EmPower in-seat power port British Air uses.) I was about to buy one
>> when I noticed in the product description on their website the following:
>> "90W power inverter."
>>
>> I know next to nothing about these electrical matters, but I did notice
>> that
>> the power brick that is part of my laptop says 120W on it.
>>
>> Does that mean that this inverter is insufficient to run my laptop? Or is
>> there no connection (!) between the two wattage listings?
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> Jim Beaver
>>
>
>I have a travel adapter for my Dell laptop which is of lower power than the
>normal one.
>when I switch on with the travel adaptor connected, The computer recognises
>that and gives a warning message and asks me to press F1 to continue. When I
>do so, it runs OK.
>
>Make sure that your battery is fully charged to begin with, dont use CD/DVD
>drives or hard disk much - ie stick to normal computing, not DVD/CD playing
>and you will be OK for several hours. The lower power unit probably does not
>have the capacity to keep everything going simultaneously.
Although it probably doesn't matter power wise, he is talking about
buying an inverter not an adaptor. An inverter is much better than an
adaptor as it can be used with any electrical device.
Re: British Air laptop power question
On Fri, 2 May 2008 16:36:32 -0700, "Jim Beaver"
<jumblejim@prodigy.spam> wrote:
>I'm traveling on British Airways in a few days. I want to use my laptop en
>route. There is a power port at my seat. An adaptor is required. The
>adaptor they recommend is the Teleadapt InFlight Power Adaptor. (It fits
>the EmPower in-seat power port British Air uses.) I was about to buy one
>when I noticed in the product description on their website the following:
>"90W power inverter."
>
>I know next to nothing about these electrical matters, but I did notice that
>the power brick that is part of my laptop says 120W on it.
>
>Does that mean that this inverter is insufficient to run my laptop? Or is
>there no connection (!) between the two wattage listings?
On a tangent, but I just saw this recently and it relates to laptops
and foreign travel and thought it might be of interest:
May 1st, 2008
Protecting Yourself From Suspicionless Searches While Traveling
Posted by Jennifer Granick
The Ninth Circuit's recent ruling (pdf) in United States v. Arnold
allows border patrol agents to search your laptop or other digital
device without limitation when you are entering the country. EFF and
many civil liberties, travelers' rights, immigration advocacy and
professional organizations are concerned that unfettered laptop
searches endanger trade secrets, attorney-client communications, and
other private information. These groups have signed a letter asking
Congress to hold hearings to find out what protocol, if any, Customs
and Border Protection (CBP) follows in searching digital devices and
copying, storing and using travelers' data. The letter also asks
Congress to pass legislation protecting travelers' laptops and smart
phones from unlimited government scrutiny.
On Fri, 2 May 2008 16:36:32 -0700, "Jim Beaver"
<jumblejim@prodigy.spam> wrote:
>I'm traveling on British Airways in a few days. I want to use my laptop en
>route. There is a power port at my seat. An adaptor is required. The
>adaptor they recommend is the Teleadapt InFlight Power Adaptor. (It fits
>the EmPower in-seat power port British Air uses.) I was about to buy one
>when I noticed in the product description on their website the following:
>"90W power inverter."
>
>I know next to nothing about these electrical matters, but I did notice that
>the power brick that is part of my laptop says 120W on it.
>
>Does that mean that this inverter is insufficient to run my laptop? Or is
>there no connection (!) between the two wattage listings?
On a tangent, but I just saw this recently and it relates to laptops
and foreign travel and thought it might be of interest:
May 1st, 2008
Protecting Yourself From Suspicionless Searches While Traveling
Posted by Jennifer Granick
The Ninth Circuit's recent ruling (pdf) in United States v. Arnold
allows border patrol agents to search your laptop or other digital
device without limitation when you are entering the country. EFF and
many civil liberties, travelers' rights, immigration advocacy and
professional organizations are concerned that unfettered laptop
searches endanger trade secrets, attorney-client communications, and
other private information. These groups have signed a letter asking
Congress to hold hearings to find out what protocol, if any, Customs
and Border Protection (CBP) follows in searching digital devices and
copying, storing and using travelers' data. The letter also asks
Congress to pass legislation protecting travelers' laptops and smart
phones from unlimited government scrutiny.
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