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11-09-2007, 04:28 PM	#1
Rasta_Coty Newbie Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 6	Power Inverter would this inverter run good for just a laptop and external harddrive http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...y=REVIEWS#tabs

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11-09-2007, 04:50 PM	#2
kbreeden FLAC Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Virginia Posts: 1,379	800 watts is way more than you're going to need for that setup. You could get by with something a lot smaller that wouldn't have a noisy fan. Also, one never knows whether a particular inverter will survive crank until it's tried.

11-09-2007, 09:06 PM	#3
billmee Variable Bitrate Join Date: May 2005 Location: USA Posts: 246	The 375 watt on the same page will do fine, but why not go for a DC-DC. What kinda laptop? and stock psu?

11-09-2007, 09:15 PM	#4
greatwhite FLAC Join Date: May 2007 Location: Top o' the world Ma! Posts: 1,271	A better idea than an inverter would be one of the auto/airplane adapters that allow you to power the laptop from the 12v dc directly. Smaller, stone cold quiet and much more effecient. Plus, it's made to be used in this application....... Cheers __________________ For once you have tasted flight you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skywards, for there you have been and there you will long to return. Leonardo Da Vinci

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