Quote: Originally Posted by
lazyboyw 
Yeah I saw that the second time around. But I haven't felt much difference in the performance. It might be one of those things they add to scare people into buying a dell adapter.
The lind ones are a pretty penny as well. Maybe one day. Right now I'll be okay with bringing the laptop in every once in a while to get a charge. Although, considering most pc setups don't even have a battery, the battery on the laptop may last a while (I hope).
Anyone have any experiences with the ebay auto laptop adapters? There are a few on there but the words: "This Adapter can be connected to the cigarette Lighter of Car/Auto or Truck and your laptop may get the required power when you travel" kinda scare me.
On the Inspiron 8600, there is an option in the BIOS to disable that boot warning about the adapter, but it won't charge, nor can you use a doc IIRC.
I ended up getting an adapter from battery biz and so far so good.
http://www.mp3car.com/vbulletin/1076564-post63.html