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    90w travel adapter

    Discussion in 'HP' started by brnkcv, Jun 20, 2011.

  1. brnkcv

    brnkcv Notebook Consultant

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    So, I will be traveling on a plane today. I have an old HP which has the 90w adapter, which is functionally the same as the 90w travel adapter that I could have ordered with my dv6t. My question is, what the diff between the 90w and the 120w? I read somewhere that 90w won't allow turbo boost? I would like to game on the plane, will i need to bring my regular adapter or will the 90w be fine?
     
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    Whatever the wattage/amperage it says on your dv6t adapter I would not recommend straying from that. Bring the regular adapter.
     
    otacon, Jun 20, 2011
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    According to specs:
    Using Intel, max power draw = 65W
    Using AMD Graphics, max power draw = 120W

    If you are not using the AMD Graphics 90W is enough. Even if you use it, it would rarely reach 120W. Therefore, 90W is perfectly safe, as it is what I use when I travel.
     
    JunkStory, Jun 20, 2011
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    [Off topic]
    Planes have outlets?
    I used to fly 7+ times a year but I always flew cheap airlines...
     
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    I fly american and they all have at least DC outlets under the seats in every other row. On the newer planes, they have converted the DC to AC so no need even to bring a converter. I ended up bringing my full adapter and had a blast playing Mass Effect 2 on my flight. One issue though was that because of the closed quarters, the fan kept sucking back in much of the hot air it was pumping out so temps got into the low 90's on two of the cores.
     
    brnkcv, Jun 22, 2011
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    is it bad if im using a 65W travel adapter on my dv6tqe? it still charges the battery but i do get a little message when connected "for full performance switch to a more powerful AC adapter." i dont do heavy gaming while connected to the 65w mostly web browsing
    will it have an affect on my laptop if i keep using it??
     
    sickred, Jun 22, 2011
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