While I tend to agree that bigger is better, my 300 watt Radio Shack
inverter (12Vdc 30A MAX, output 115Vac) has no problem powering my
laptop (16V Input: 100V-240V~ 1.1A 50-60Hz, Output: 16V 2.7A). I
recently used it on a 20 hour round trip drive to Rhode Island.

Chris

On 12/1/05, Robert Rountree <syncro87@hotmail.com> wrote:
> I second or 3rd this... I have a 175 watt and a 300 watt inverter... the 300
> can NOT run my laptop... it will charge it (takes a good while) But it will
> NOT run and charge it at the same time..... 3 mins into running the fans
> kicks in ..less than 5 mins the alarm goes off and it shuts down. The 175
> watt one, with no fan would run my old laptop for hours. The New one... will
> NOT run my new bigger laptop .. The power brick says ... 120 watts ... go
> figure?.. my .02 worth... get a min 750watt inverter... if you're doing
> anything more than charging your cell phone or small camera batterys.
>
> >>Date:    Thu, 1 Dec 2005 15:43:33 +0000
> >From:    Dave Vickery <davevickery@HOTMAIL.COM>
> >Subject: Re: Inverter at Radio Shack
>
> >>WalMart Sells Black & Decker 750 Watt (peak 1500) for 49.99.  300 Watts is
> not enough.
>