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    How many watts does your laptop draw?

    Discussion in 'Accessories' started by matt_h1, May 21, 2006.

  1. matt_h1

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    Im curious as to how many watts different types of laptops draw for battery pack and solar packs. Please list how many amps and volts your AC adaptor outputs and how many your laptop battery outputs.

    Ill starts us off my AC adaptor is 19.5volts and 4.7 amps and my battery is 4.8 amps and 11.1 volts.
     
    matt_h1, May 21, 2006
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  2. Unreal

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    Just so you and everyone else knows, volts x amps = watts.
     
    Unreal, May 21, 2006
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    Adaptor: Output: 20V and 4.5A... That makes 90 Watt...

    I always thought that adaptor and battery were the same, so I didnt check for battery. Correct me if I am wrong.

    Charlie-Peru :)
     
    Notebook Solutions, May 21, 2006
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  4. ivar

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    I think the numbers you read on adaptors and batteries do not tell you how many Watts your laptop actually draws. Though, the voltages probably correspond to the actual, while the Watts or Amperes most likely tell you the maximum allowed by specifications.
     
    ivar, May 21, 2006
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  5. matt_h1

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    The battery is indeed different, the AC adaptor has to provide enough power to charge the battery and run the laptop at the same time. And im well aware of amps x volts = watts, hence why i asked how many amps and volts and not watts because thats self explanatory. An I know that ivar but if your building say a battery pack or a solar pack for safeties sake its best to provide the same number of watts as the laptop battery.
     
    matt_h1, May 21, 2006
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  6. qwester

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    power brick: 19V - 7.9A - 150W

    I cannot access my battery now. Was there any applet that can do that, hopefully without needing an install.

    Specs: P4-M 3.2GHz - ATI 9700M - 17"
     
    qwester, May 21, 2006
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  7. matt_h1

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    Its just printed on the back of mine.
     
    matt_h1, May 23, 2006
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    Using NHC, it tells me that my battery draws around 22-26 W. Voltage: 11.155V
     
    zicky, May 23, 2006
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    My typical power draw under light usage is 11W-14W. The battery capacity itself is about 52W by design, but its max capacity after 126 cycles is 48.52W. I believe that the adapter does 72W.
     
    Trippytiger, May 23, 2006
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