9262, a power hungry beast

[solok]

I'm sitting outfront our local hospital while my wife is in surgery. The surgery is scheduled to take 3hours, so I figured I'd bring my laptop to help pass time. Well I have a handy transformer so I can listen to my car stereo and keep my laptop powered in the truck. Well it works, so long as I only use the laptop for word processing. As soon as I connect via wifi, use the camera for video, play any game (to include windows chess)...any of these things cause the laptop to draw too much power and the inverter trips. Oh well, at least I can play games 30min at a time eh?

[Lymn]

I've got 600ft of outdoor grade extension core for this very reason.

[ErAqiMoN]

Probably need a more expensive inverter?:-/
How much did you pay?
Does it have a max Watt rating?
I'll probable be using one to. Let me know if you find a solution to your problem.

[kpauls]

If we took many road trips I just might have to get a big shop-installed inverter.

I have a "320W" inverter and it won't even charge the battery - so you're lucky. ;)

[RaderCad]

After all the 9262 comes with a DESKTOP processor that gobbles up power like a turkey in a corn field. It is a desktop replacement more than it is a laptop. That's why we ordered one for ourselves. Just byte the bullet and get a bigger inverter, check your wiring in the truck to make sure it is big enough to run a larger inverter, most aren't.

[OregonCoastGamer]

I recommend getting a small gas powered generator to sit in the back :p. That way your trucks battery won't burn out.

[soldieroftruth]

how many watts is the power brick for the 9262 rated at?

[Lymn]

20v @ 11a (220w) If I remember correctly. You're also going to have to consider that AC/DC conversion is only about 80% efficient so you're going to have to have 264ish Watts to break even and that will be cutting it close... A 300+ watt should do it, not sure why it is not -- perhaps it is not rated at 300watt, but that is it's peek.


Also something to note, the NP9262 requires 11 amps of current, your inverter may not be able to handle that many amps.

[rugbycanada]

Recommended Power Supply Wattage Calculator @ the Asus website can get you pretty close to what you need as far as watts I believe.



http://support.asus.com/PowerSupplyCalculator/PSCalculator.aspx?SLanguage=en-us

[jrwomack]

I'm sitting outfront our local hospital while my wife is in surgery. The surgery is scheduled to take 3hours, so I figured I'd bring my laptop to help pass time. Well I have a handy transformer so I can listen to my car stereo and keep my laptop powered in the truck. Well it works, so long as I only use the laptop for word processing. As soon as I connect via wifi, use the camera for video, play any game (to include windows chess)...any of these things cause the laptop to draw too much power and the inverter trips. Oh well, at least I can play games 30min at a time eh?



Just a suggestion. When buying a notebook or laptop, know what you're buying. I have two (actually three) Sager machines. The primary one is an NP9261(2) which serves for what it
really is, a desktop replacement. I decided to dump my tower case for the NP9261(2). Thus it is always connected to its adapter. I've even removed the battery since I have no intention to haul the beast around. Except for maybe extended holiday visits with family when I want to get some serious work done during lulls. Otherwise, it will just sit in my "office" at home the way my tower case did.

My haul around computer is a Sager 2092 which I use for classroom teaching, lectures at conferences/conventions, workshops and other training events and married to an LCD and portable screen to attract customers for my wife when she drags me to some artist event to sell her artwork. I create personal ads for her, employ movie-like screen savers such as waterfall scene that pans the landscape from all angles, even from above and underwater-a water spout at sea complete with thunder and lightning, and a space scene with an alien construct that has to be seen to be believed. Idea being to grab people's attention and bring them over to the wife's booth.

Point?????? Buy with the understanding of what you need to get the particular job(s) done for otherwise you get stuck with something that will always be less than satisfying on one level or another and often several levels.

What about the third machine??? Uh, I made the error the original poster made. Two or three years ago (can't remember) I got a Sager NP9890. I discovered that hauling it around was a drag especially with its weight combined with airport security and the carelessness of some personnel who more than once nearly dropped the thing and one who refused to believe anything that heavy could be a "portable" computer. I had to boot the thing and actually do some micro work to show it wasn't laced with C-4 or worse. They wanted to take it apart.
Moreover it was even more power hungry than the NP9261(2).

So where's the animal now? It's in a closet serving as an emergency back up in case the 9261(2) quits and I have a deadline.

Once again, before buying look at what you intend to do with the computer and select one that fits the use profile. Logic says a power eater needs wall plugging not inverters or even the thought of serious battery use.