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    question about car adapter & laptop w/ docking station

    wasn't getting any response in the laptop section so here goes...

    Dell Laptop D620

    my new build is going to use a laptop and docking station. i'll be able to remove / replace the laptop at will and update it at home when need be. as well as take it out for security reasons.

    The laptop uses a 9-cell battery and there had been some warning about using car-plane adaptors with this laptop.
    But on Dell's store site, Lind Electronic boasts that their 90W versions can handle D620's.

    But - then you add to that my docking station. Doesn't sound good for me. I'd really love to keep it simple w/ a DC-DC setup...

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    some info:

    The AC wall adapter states:
    19.5V
    4.62A

    the DC Car adapter that i'm looking at has the following specs:
    Input Voltage............11 to 16 Vdc
    Output Voltage .........20 Vdc
    Output Current..........4.5 amps (max)
    Fuse........................15 amps

    on paper, it should work right?

    but how about w/ docking station and real world use?

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    Should work...but it's right on the margin. Only way to know for sure is try it (I know that's not a lot of help).

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