Will a 120 watt inverter supply enough power for my gaming laptop?
Will a 120 watt inverter supply enough power for my gaming laptop?
the whole concept is turning out to be much more complicated than I initially imagined, as it would have been just about purchasing an inverter with sufficient power (300 watts) for my cigarette lighter so I could simply connect it to an amazon gift card earned from my microsoft rewards points. however, it seems they no longer accept reward points for amazon gift cards, meaning now I have to pay with cash instead. lol, i found $15. it will allow me to enter optimus mode and potentially play games without worrying about power consumption from my dgpu.
Power in and power out. I'm not clear on what you're asking about acknowledging.
240W to input, 200W output equals a positive 40W gain (a 100Wh battery would require about 2.5 hours to charge, while gaming).
100W input, 200W output means a net drain of 100W.
If the battery is at its maximum capacity of around 99.9 Wh, you could maintain full gaming intensity for about one hour with a 100W drain.
60W input, 200W output results in a net drain of 140W, which would last roughly one hour.
Exactly. If the idle/browsing draws up to 100w, you'd retain roughly the same battery level as when you began with a 120 inverter. Just reduce the settings, and it should last an hour if you begin at full power.
It will use whatever it gets to run the laptop. Thanks for checking—it wasn’t clear if it would work unless it could handle 240 watts, since the power supply is rated at that. There are no downsides; running it at half power won’t affect the supply.
Well, that's not the case. Using a 240W power supply on a 120W outlet would cause it to overload. This device doesn't understand your circuit restrictions. You should opt for a 95W power supply instead.
My gaming laptop comes with a 240-watt power supply for the 90-watt-hour battery, and I won’t be altering that. Are you suggesting I only connect it to a unit that can handle at least 240 watts? Maybe I should reconsider the whole plan since running a 300-watt inverter could fry my car’s fuse. Haha
I was considering a few options, like using type C limited or a hardwired adapter set to 19.5v. Also, switching to type C with a DC jack at 20v might work. I'm not sure about the voltage for a 240w device though.