W7J power cord plug question

Hi Everyone,

Just a quick question - probably easily answered by anyone who has both the W7J and/or W5 or W3 series...

is the power plug the same size and shape for both of these computers?

Thanks in advance!
-Chris

 

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The W7 uses the same power supply from head to toe as the W3 / W2 - but not the same as the W5.

 

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w7 actually uses the same power supply as the z96j s96j and all the rest. The new v6j, w3j, w5, and w7 (though different wattage) all work together just fine. Not 100% sure about w5f.

 

Yeah, the 65w and 90w power supplies physically plug into all of the same systems, but I wouldn't suggest hooking the 90w into say a V6 and hooking the 65w into say a W7 isn't going to charge the battery. Anyone who's done thing will see that despite being plugged in, if you use the 65w instead of the 90w on a 90w system, you'll basically still use battery, just slower....

Now, i just picked up on something..... i see the words "cord" and "plug" being used..... if we're being technical, the plug coming with all US models would be a US plug and the cord for all of them is the same. That same cord plugs into the 90 and 65w supplies....... but power supplies on a whole are quite a generic item to start with..... so I guess the question really needs to be defined a little better because we're all just shooting in the dark here.

 

When gaming or other video intensive tasks yes, This was a known problem on the z80k. The 90 watt adapter was not enough juice for a dtr amd athlon and the video card. it did wirk on the lower voltage athlon just fine,. Perhaps its why asus never changes the specs to list the dtr. Ultimately we had to offer better power supplies for anyone that wanted a dtr athlon in the z80k if they wanted to play games

 

Right - so it's not a good idea to suggest either can be used. Asus also suggests you could ruin the motherboard and void the warranty if you don't use the proper power supply. So, messing with that isn't even a good option. The main problem we see is someone who says they have another power brick that has an adapter that'll fit the notebook and it appears to be charging...... if the specs are the same as the brick that came with the notebook, you really should not be using it.

 

OK, let me slightly refine my question -
I have an iGo Juice and wanted to try to find a power plug tip that would fit the W7J. They have tips that they recommend for the W3 and W5 (which incidentally is the same exact tip number), but don't recommend one for the W7J...

Sorry - my bad - should have specificied earlier in the thread.
Thanks for the responses guys
-C

 

Ok, I think I had 2-3 things ahead of that on my list of possible parts you were talking about. Usually the different tips are associated with different power, however Asus' 65 and 90w units physically have the same plug size...... Now, the W3v and W5a were both 65w.... the new W3j is 90w and the W5f is still 65w..... the W7j is 90w.

I'd say you won't have a problem, but make sure you're running the correct power to the unit.

 

Yeah, I got the tip yesterday and tried it out - no error messages or anything, and it seemed to be working ok...

Strange thing is - the iGo Juice is rated for 70W continuous with 84W peak, and the Asus power supply is supposedly 90W. I tried looking into other power supplies, but the only one they have that you can use on the plane or in a car that has a higher wattage is the Everywhere130 -- unfortunately, this model doesn't have a power tip that fits the Asus yet...

 

Well, you're not going to get any error messages from the computer.. you need 90w to keep the unit charging while plugged in and supplying enough power to power the system at the same time. If you don't, what I find is just a slower draw down in power while plugged into say a 65w unit than just on battery... It's not really good either way and I wouldn't suggest unsing it on a constant basis....

 

With a little investigation, you could hack up something to measure the V and the Current (I) that your computer is drawing when it is usng 100% cpu power, 100% brightness and gaming maybe.

Armed with that information, you will get V and I. Power = VI. I suspect Asus rated a 90W adapter is because they want to give plenty of headroom so that the AC adatper does not get hot at all. Not even warm for that matter.

The macbook's 65W adapter gets soooo hot while charging. I think 84W peak is sufficient.

 

well put and mostly right on the spot