

| Subject: | Re: Laptop Power Consumption? |
| From: | David Beierl |
| Date: | Mon, 18 Nov 2002 13:14:35 -0500 |
At 12:35 PM 11/18/2002, Justin M. Mayrand wrote: >can not draw more power than the adapter can provide. Most laptops nowadays >draw about 45 watts from the AC or about 3 AMPs. ...JMM I wish...both my Thinkpads (A20M with 500 Celeron and T23 with 1200 PIII) have supplies rated at 72 watts output. When operating and charging batteries at the same time they can approach this figure (my measurements). Earlier IBM ?52? watt supplies were deemed not sufficient for these beasts. david -- David Beierl - Providence RI USA -- http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/ '84 Westy "Dutiful Passage" '85 GL "Poor Relation"
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