On Mon, 04 Jun 2007 16:20:57 -0700, NotABushSupporter
wrote:
>J. Clarke wrote:
>> NotABushSupporter wrote:
>>
>>>J. Clarke wrote:
>>>
>>>>NotABushSupporter wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>You don't get a an unlimited amount power out of the socket.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>A laptop doesn't need "an unlimited amount of power".
>>>
>>>No, but the response was relative to the plan using a splitter to
>>>share
>>>the socket.
>>>
>>>
>>>>>https://www.aa.com/aa/pubcontent/en_US/travelInformation/duringFlight/onboardTechnology.jsp
>>>>>"with a maximum 75-watt capacity". How much power does the average
>>>>>laptop use?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>More than 75 watts, so clearly no laptop can be used with that outlet
>>>>according to your theory.
>>>>
>>>
>>>Yeah, right.
>>>
>>>
>>>1. The ability of the average laptop to use it, doesn't mean "no"
>>>laptop
>>>can use `1it.
>>>
>>>2. I think the average would be under 75. By aveage, I mean the
>>>average
>>>maximum required.
>>>
>>>I currently have a 65 watt AC adapter connected to it my Dell D610;
>>>
>>>I have used my laptop on many flights. I have seen people have trouble
>>>getting enough power from the airline power adapter for other models.
>>
>>
>> How do you know that they were "having trouble getting enough power"?
>> What are the symptoms of a laptop "not getting enough power"?
>
>There are some laptops that use more than the maximum available power of
>the outlet. Additionally, it often isn't difficult to determine if the
>outlet on the plane is giving you the required power, even if your
>laptop doesn't use more than the 75 watts the airline states you should
> have. It is common knowledge that in some laptops, removing the
>battery will permit use using the Empower outlet, because you don't use
>the extra power required to charge the battery. Believe it or not, some
>groups of people spend a lot of time on planes, and actually know the
>behavior of different systems.
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