D wrote: > Anyone know of a good PORTABLE AC power source? Something like a UPS or > something, but smaller. It doesn't have to be big, just enough to power > a couple of external devices to my laptop. > > For example, I may be out on the road and need to access files from a > USB hard drive I have, but that hard drive isn't USB powered (which > sucks!), it's AC powered. It won't run on USB alone. Now if I'm in a > hotel room or something, then fine. But what if I'm on a bus or something?
If you're on the road, would a standard 12 V Inverter work? I use one to run my laptop and hard drives from my car. I have a 130 Watt inverter, but you can buy them as big as you want. Harbor freight has a whole line of inverters ($20 for a 80 watt one). /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
