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Indicium
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Posted: 4th Jul 2010 17:38
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Hey, My parents are planning on going away camping for the whole of the summer holidays, and typically, I have to come along. >.<

Unfortunately there is no power at the place we are going.

So, I was wondering if anybody knows where I can buy 12v laptop adapters. I have a Lenovo R61.

Or, if not, does anybody know whether this will suffice http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SM2913---100W-INVERTER-24v-DC---230v-***-AC-IEC-C13_W0QQitemZ250650053869QQcmdZViewItem?rvr_id=&rvr_id=&cguid=79c581f11290a0e2048350d3ff409fb8#ht_2935wt_1138

Thanks.

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Asteric
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Posted: 4th Jul 2010 20:08
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Your camping for 6/7 weeks?

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Indicium
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Posted: 4th Jul 2010 20:16
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Unbelievable isn't it?

They seem to think I have no life at all.

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Indicium
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Posted: 8th Jul 2010 18:16
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Sorry to bump... but anybody at all got any ideas here?

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Van B
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Posted: 8th Jul 2010 20:43
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Generator?

Theres no way you'd be able to even keep the batteries going for that long, not at about £30 a pop. If you have an iPod touch, maybe get a generator thing for that (I think there are a couple). Other than that, why not just camp!, there are worse things than being away from the PC for a while, take some sketch pads etc and come up with a game design while your away, take lots of photo's for textures. Make the most of it without relying on a laptop.


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Yodaman Jer
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Posted: 8th Jul 2010 21:05
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I second Van B's suggestion.


Personally, I look forward to the times when I haven't got access to a computer and thus no Internet. It forces me to do something else (read a book, write something, draw, go for walks, blah blah blah) and it can be quite refreshing to get away from technology for a bit, whether it's only a couple of days or a few weeks.

So suck it up, enjoy the outdoors, and don't worry about the Internet. It will still be here when you get back.

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Indicium
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I suppose you have a point!

I've always been meaning to get some game design done, I may as well get it done now.

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Dazzag
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I saw something in one of the sales sheets that come from the door the other day. Could have been Tesco, could have been Halfords, dunno. Anyway it was a device that attached to your car ciggie lighter and then converted it into a standard plug socket. Apparently could then run exactly like you were plugging it into a plug at home. Either that or one that directly fits your laptop power socket.

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Dazzag
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Couldn't find the exact one. But this looks pretty much the same thing:-
http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_236607_langId_-1_categoryId_165452

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Monkey Mja
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Posted: 9th Jul 2010 18:11 Edited at: 9th Jul 2010 18:13
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I'm not so familiar with laptops so I wouldn't know, but do laptops use normal batteries too? If so, use them.

Otherwise, use a car charger or get, I dunno, a solar powered latop? Do those exist yet? No? Just use the car charger then.

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AndrewT
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Posted: 9th Jul 2010 19:25 Edited at: 9th Jul 2010 22:58
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Fun activities that don't require power:

-swimming!
-hiking!
-Euchre!
-chess!
-checkers!
-Risk!
-Monopoly!
-poker!
-card tricks!
-Rubik's Cube!
-sudoku!
-ball in a cup!
-[CENSORED]!
-eating!
-drawing!
-writing!
-thinking!
-climbing trees!
-tag!
-playing with fire!
-blowing things up!
-building things!
-throwing things!

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Indicium
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Posted: 9th Jul 2010 22:21
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Thanks Dazzag, I'll check that out, looks like just what i'm looking for.

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zeroSlave
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Posted: 9th Jul 2010 23:13
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I've got a couple (not the same one) and they work great. I always keep one in my truck, and one in my wife's car. Just remember that the longer you use it, and the more juice being used, it can get really hot. (at least mine do)

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Melancholic
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Also you might want to turn the car on evrey now and then as to not run down the battery and find it wont start
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