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Old 12-22-2009, 02:36 PM  
BlackCrayon
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Originally Posted by camgirlshide View Post
your laptop converter is 76.83 watts on the DC side. It's probably closer to 96 watts on the AC side assuming 80% efficiency.

But, your laptop probably doesn't max out your AC/DC adapter and the adapter you bought says it can do 120W surge.
It's a close one.
I use one of those inverters rated at 150 watts for my laptop.
I haven't seen one of those that is rated 150 that plugs into the cigarette lighter. The highest I have seen is 100. Most others want you to hook it up to the car battery it seems.
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