Powering a Laptop While Flying

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joycesvoices

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In a few days, I'll be taking a 12 hour flight. To keep myself semi-relaxed, I plan to bring my trusty old HP Pavillion dv6000 loaded up with movies and distracting stuff. Since battery power won't last long enough, I made sure to book a seat with a power jack and bought an i'Go Anywhere 130 adapter.

Empower (Virgin Atlantic's power system) only generates about 75 Watts, and Trip Advisor says this is not enough to power some laptops. Does anyone know if the empower system can keep an HP Pavillion 6000 plugging along all through the trip. Thanks, y'all!
 
can u tell me if this comp is good cuz im really interested to buy and i dont know what to do.
HP Pavilion Entertainment dv7z customizable Notebook PC
KQ003AV
– Onyx
– Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium with Service Pack 1 (64-bit)
– AMD Turion(TM) X2 Dual-Core Mobile Processor RM-72 (2.1GHz)
– 17.0" diagonal WXGA+ High-Definition HP BrightView Widescreen Display (1440 x 900)
– 50% OFF 4GB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm)
– ATI Radeon(TM) HD 3200 Graphics
– 250GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive with HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection
– Webcam + Fingerprint Reader
– HP Color Matching Keyboard
– Wireless-G Card with Bluetooth
– No Modem
– SuperMulti 8X DVD+/-R/RW with Double Layer Support
– No TV Tuner w/remote control
– 6 Cell Lithium Ion Battery
– Microsoft(R) Works 9.0
– HP Home & Home Office Store in-box envelope
 
As you know, it's important to pick a computer based on how you're going to use it. I don't do any heavy work on my computer, no graphics or games. That being said, the dv6000 has performed well for me EXCEPT that the battery has never held a charge properly. Since I don't often travel with my computer, I haven't complained to HP about the battery problem. The dv6000 has been a reliable general purpose computer which is all I ask of it. If you have a more specific question, I'll try to answer it. You might want to Google HP Pavillion dv 9000 and read some of the threads you find--I have read about problems with the 9000 and the Pavillion dv series generally.
 
joycesvoices said:
As you know, it's important to pick a computer based on how you're going to use it. I don't do any heavy work on my computer, no graphics or games. That being said, the dv6000 has performed well for me EXCEPT that the battery has never held a charge properly. Since I don't often travel with my computer, I haven't complained to HP about the battery problem. The dv6000 has been a reliable general purpose computer which is all I ask of it. If you have a more specific question, I'll try to answer it. You might want to Google HP Pavillion dv 9000 and read some of the threads you find--I have read about problems with the 9000 and the Pavillion dv series generally.
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I apologize for that guys post, its a spam post and not a real reply to your question. As for your question, you can check the inverter for your laptop and look at the voltage and amperage on the output. For example my laptop inverter says 18.5V and 3.6A that means it outputs 18.5 Volts with 3.6 Amps Volts x Amps = Watts so the max output of my inverter is ~67 watts. If you don't know, the inverter is the box that is usually connected to the power cord running from the wall socket to your laptop. I assume if the power supply you are plugging your laptop into can handle the max output of your inverter, it should keep your laptop sufficiently powered.
 
what do u think about sony laptops

joycesvoices said:
As you know, it's important to pick a computer based on how you're going to use it. I don't do any heavy work on my computer, no graphics or games. That being said, the dv6000 has performed well for me EXCEPT that the battery has never held a charge properly. Since I don't often travel with my computer, I haven't complained to HP about the battery problem. The dv6000 has been a reliable general purpose computer which is all I ask of it. If you have a more specific question, I'll try to answer it. You might want to Google HP Pavillion dv 9000 and read some of the threads you find--I have read about problems with the 9000 and the Pavillion dv series generally.
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what do u think about sony laptops ?
 
Gamerman,

Thank you for your detailed, helpful reply. Looks like my dv6000 requires 65 watts which is well within the range the airplane supplies.

lisam,
I'm just crazy about Sony computers.
 
VGN-FW290 Configure-to-Order
VGN-FW290
Customization Details
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor P8400 (2.26GHz) [Regular price $100]
None
DVD±R DL / DVD±RW / DVD-RAM Drive
Windows Live OneCare 90-Day Trial
Black
Microsoft® Windows Vista® Home Premium 64-bit
Microsoft® Works
LCD 16.4" (XBRITE-ECO™)
No Fresh Start™
250 GB SATA Hard Disk Drive [5400 rpm]
Video Standard
No Engraving
Standard Battery
QuickBooks Simple Start
WLAN (802.11a/b/g/n) with integrated Bluetooth® technology
ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 3650 with 512MB vRAM
4 GB DDR2-SDRAM (DDR2-800, 2GBx2)

what can u tell me about this laptop, is it better then HP
 
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