She has solar panels that charge old 12V car batteries. Her current Dell runs directly from the 11-14V off the batteries. She does have an inverter if needed.
I'm not sure how far back I can go with the Dell's before the video gets choppy. -Dave Walton On Thu, Dec 31, 2009 at 7:41 PM, Allan Streib <[email protected]> wrote: > How does she run the laptop without electricity in her house? Does she mail > it back to you to be recharged?? > > I'd say any entry-level Dell would probably be good enough. > > Allan > > On Thu, 31 Dec 2009 19:36 -0500, "dave walton" <[email protected]> wrote: >> I'm responsible for keeping my mother-in-law's computer working. She >> now has a Dell Inspiron 5100 that I got on eBay for $120. The only >> problem is that she routinely screws it up and sends it back to me to >> get it going again. She lives in Hawaii (don't get excited, her >> "house" has no electricity or water) and it costs $35 to send it each >> way. Anyone know offhand of the make and model of a cheap laptop that >> will fit safely in a Large Flat-Rate USPS box (12"x12"x6")? the only >> prerequisite is that it play DVD's and Netflix streaming movies and >> browse the web. >> >> I do find it a bit amusing that she lives in an area that is not wired >> for electric power or cable TV, but she can get DSL just fine. >> >> Thanks >> >> -Dave Walton >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
