smaller g50vt charger?

the power charger for the g50vt(-a1) is huge ! i wonder whats so special on it that it makes it so huge? does it matter if i use a charger with the some volts + amperes but just much smaller? or is anything else important?

thanks

 

it should be 120 watts

 

awesome that the laptop only needs 120watt where a normal pc would need 500

so a random 24V with 120watt charger would be fine?

 

If you don't precisely match all specs, including amperage, you will create a nice little stream of smoke from your notebook and have a very large paperweight.

Performance gpu's and high-end cpu functions require a certain amount of power, and the transformer has to be of sufficient size so those components can translate the AC into proper DC output current for the notebook...... you'll have to get over this hang-up.

 

Honestly, the size of the adapater doesn't even bother me. In fact, it never did as I was used to the Vostro's AC adapter.

 

the adapter is so fat that my laptopcase looks pretty strange and it is rly hard to close it. and other notebooks have adapters which arent even as half as big as the ones of the g50vt

so i would need EXACTLY the same volts,amperes and watts?

19V , 6,32A and 120 W

 

Reason why it's so big is because it draws so much power that it gets real hot, and all the extra size is to cool it down, like heatsinks.

I swear to god I've never really had a power adaptor get so hot as the Asus ones does. Then again most of the laptops I use/fix at work and stuff are around 65 watts 20V which are the Lenovo ones.

 

hmm have to agree.. maybe i will just get another adapter and leave it at school/work and have one at home. anyone knows where to get one cheap? comming from europe (austria) btw

 

just bought a used adapter:

19v ,135W , 7,xx A

works without any problems so far. Also i only have to check for the volts? I remember my pc adapter.. didnt matter if i had a 400w or 500w or 650w one..

 

The conditions are the following:

1. The adapter must output the same voltage.
2. The adapter must output at least the same maximum wattage (or, equivalently, at least the same maximum amperage).
and of course should have a compatible tip (plug).

As long as this is satisfied, you're largely fine. Of course poor quality adapters may lack some protection againstsurges etc. but that's another thing.

 

i am finding the universal adapters that have the same wattage 120w and the same volts. 19v but not the same amp-age.. 5A max..

on the notebook it says 6.3A.. so would that be a problem...

 

You must match up voltage and a minimum amperage. Quick high school physics equation: P=V*I=120W=19V*6.32A

Too much voltage will burn out the laptop, but the amperage is simply the maximum current draw it's capable of. It must be >=6.32A.

Example: My friend and I both have the same kind of charger (he has a Toshiba) but his is rated at 4.73A (19V, 90W) and mine is 6.32A (19V, 120W). When I'm not gaming, I can use his charger to charge my laptop. As soon as I start gaming however, the overcurrent protection kicks in and the adapter turns on and off rather quickly.