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    Replacement power adapter

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by Autokjerre, Mar 21, 2012.

  1. Autokjerre

    Autokjerre Newbie

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    I have a clevo p150hm laptop, but I'm dissatisfied by the size of the power brick. The DC output is rated to 19V & 9.47A. Does anyone have any suggestions for a new power brick I can get?
    Thanks in advance :)
     
    Autokjerre, Mar 21, 2012
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  2. Anthony@MALIBAL

    Anthony@MALIBAL Company Representative

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    This comes up a lot. There are some third party adapters out there, but for the 180w, there aren't really any smaller ones. The problem is that the third party adapters often can't/don't reach the rated output that you get with the stock adapter or are of inferior quality. I've seen people mention that the smaller and slimmer models cut out under full load or even fry themselves.

    The reason the power adapter is as big as it is- well, you just can't shrink the needed capacitors, rectifiers, etc that much unless you take a steep plunge in terms of quality and performance.
     
    Anthony@MALIBAL, Mar 21, 2012
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  3. Autokjerre

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    hmm, doesn't look like I have much of a choice in power adapters then...
    thanks anyway :)
     
    Autokjerre, Mar 21, 2012
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