laptops on plane advice?

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i have a new macbook pro & it only gets about 2-3 hrs of juice from the battery. I'm flying 14 hrs next week. do planes have any power sources for laptops, or do you need to run off yr batteries? is there anyway to extend the power you get from batteries?

― fritz wollner (fritz), Monday, 19 February 2007 19:14 (seventeen years ago) link

http://stwww.weizmann.ac.il/energy/energysources/Chemical/Battery/BatteryPotato1.jpg

― and what (ooo), Monday, 19 February 2007 19:17 (seventeen years ago) link

When you do get on the plane, be sure to complete the following:

1. Quietly and calmly open up your laptop case.

2. Remove your laptop and start it up.

3. Make sure the person in the seat next to you can see the screen.

4. Open your email to this message.

5. Close your eyes and tilt your head up to the sky.

7. Then hit this link: http://www.thecleverest.com/countdown.swf

― PPlains (PPlains), Monday, 19 February 2007 19:18 (seventeen years ago) link

Daerest world

Do not do that next to me

luv

The rest of the world xx

― ailsa_xx (ailsa_xx), Monday, 19 February 2007 19:24 (seventeen years ago) link

sorry, i'm a moron. 3 mins of googling answered the first part of my question: some planes have power ports and some don't, the one I'll be on doesn't.
so how to extend the power that I do have available? just buy another battery and have 6 hrs of power for the trip?

― fritz wollner (fritz), Monday, 19 February 2007 19:25 (seventeen years ago) link

http://a248.e.akamai.net/7/248/2041/1210/store.apple.com/Catalog/US/Images/ma598lla_125.jpg

― The danger of opposite of transparent aluminum foil. (goodbra), Monday, 19 February 2007 19:26 (seventeen years ago) link

some planes have power ports and some don't, the one I'll be on doesn't.

― fritz wollner (fritz), Monday, 19 February 2007 19:28 (seventeen years ago) link

Generally only and the front of the plane as well. There isn't the power on the plane for more than that.

― Ed (dali), Monday, 19 February 2007 19:29 (seventeen years ago) link

HI DERE BRING TWO (OR MORE) BATTERIES MORAN!

― ken c (ken c), Monday, 19 February 2007 19:39 (seventeen years ago) link

or use laptop for 4 hours, then watch film/get pished/sleep

― ken c (ken c), Monday, 19 February 2007 19:40 (seventeen years ago) link

thanks, i think i just said that but nice you didn't let that stand in the way of being a dick

― fritz wollner (fritz), Monday, 19 February 2007 19:52 (seventeen years ago) link

anyway, i should have just googled anyway. delete thread.

― fritz wollner (fritz), Monday, 19 February 2007 19:58 (seventeen years ago) link

Ha, that should be the motto of nu-ILX.

― ailsa_xx (ailsa_xx), Monday, 19 February 2007 19:59 (seventeen years ago) link

This thread will exist forever as your own personal JFGI reminder.

― The danger of opposite of transparent aluminum foil. (goodbra), Monday, 19 February 2007 20:00 (seventeen years ago) link

buy a nintendo DS or two for more entertainment

― Will M. (Will M.), Monday, 19 February 2007 20:02 (seventeen years ago) link

if anyone is actually interested in this question, this site is helpful in determining if your flight/seat will have laptop power ports accessible:
http://www.seatguru.com/articles/in-seat_laptop_power.php

― fritz wollner (fritz), Monday, 19 February 2007 20:07 (seventeen years ago) link

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― Rick Gibralter (grady), Monday, 19 February 2007 20:07 (seventeen years ago) link

no shit, but I have some writing to do and i like to write when I'm between places - like opn planes and trains. that's why I asked. I'm aware of the existence of books but again, thanks for all the sanctimonious useless advice, ilx!

― fritz wollner (fritz), Monday, 19 February 2007 20:13 (seventeen years ago) link

So sensitive!

― The danger of opposite of transparent aluminum foil. (goodbra), Monday, 19 February 2007 20:23 (seventeen years ago) link

I wish I'd known of SeatGuru before spending 100 or so hours on planes last year.

― The danger of opposite of transparent aluminum foil. (goodbra), Monday, 19 February 2007 20:24 (seventeen years ago) link

is there anyway to extend the power you get from batteries?
is about the only bit we'd have been any use on. And saying "turn down the backlight; turn off wireless and bluetooth" isn't all that insightful. Still:

Turn down the backlight; turn off wireless and bluetooth

― stet (stet), Monday, 19 February 2007 20:25 (seventeen years ago) link

you are flying 14 hours nonstop? i would think you would have a connection somewhere where you can recharge in the terminal.

― Carey (Carey), Monday, 19 February 2007 20:34 (seventeen years ago) link

If you plan to be on a lot of 14-hour flights, a Dana would be a sound investment. 25 hours of battery life for all the word processin' you can stand to do.

― The danger of opposite of transparent aluminum foil. (goodbra), Monday, 19 February 2007 20:39 (seventeen years ago) link

direct flight from toronto -> tokyo = 14 hrs

― fritz wollner (fritz), Monday, 19 February 2007 20:40 (seventeen years ago) link

The Neo is even cheaper: $249. 700 hours of battery life.

― The danger of opposite of transparent aluminum foil. (goodbra), Monday, 19 February 2007 20:44 (seventeen years ago) link

700 hours on three AA batteries!

that's an interesting idea, thanks! I don't know if I'd use it enough to justify it, especially after blowing so much on the mac already... still, i do like the idea of using that to write on at home too, just to get rid of the temptation of the web.

― fritz wollner (fritz), Monday, 19 February 2007 20:47 (seventeen years ago) link

You could just buy a spare macbook pro battery to swap in. I know some people do that.

Also, no good for a laptop, but for an iPod or whatever, I'm intrigued by this product, which claims to keep USB-powered items going inflight using the headphone jack:

http://www.inflightpower.com/

― Alba (Alba), Monday, 19 February 2007 23:57 (seventeen years ago) link

i like the *idea* of those dana and neo writing/email machines but a) they should weigh less than a pound, and fold down to be smaller, so you could bring both yr laptop and that, and b) could they be any uglier?? they remind me of my brother wordprocessor c. 1993

more ideal thing: ipod-like device that is wider than it is long (therefore wider screen) with wordprocessing etc and battery that lasts a v long time, plus foldable keyboard. i would think this exists.

― impermanent rrrobyn (rrrobyn), Tuesday, 20 February 2007 00:10 (seventeen years ago) link

― Jacob (Jacob), Tuesday, 20 February 2007 05:01 (seventeen years ago) link

how about one of these?

http://image.assiston.co.jp/photo/810_paperpalm05.jpg

― ken c (ken c), Tuesday, 20 February 2007 09:49 (seventeen years ago) link

i've got one.. it even comes with a stylus

http://image.assiston.co.jp/photo/810_paperpalm02.jpg

― ken c (ken c), Tuesday, 20 February 2007 09:50 (seventeen years ago) link

lol

― teh_kit (g-kit), Tuesday, 20 February 2007 09:56 (seventeen years ago) link

direct flight from toronto -> tokyo = 14 hrs

Yay! How long are you staying? Tokyo's ace!

― nathalie (stevienixed), Tuesday, 20 February 2007 10:07 (seventeen years ago) link

does having blu tooth switched on my phone increase battery drainage speed ?

― Ste (fuzzy), Tuesday, 20 February 2007 10:10 (seventeen years ago) link

Dunno, but leaving your bluetooth on leaves it open to being h4x3d.

― teh_kit (g-kit), Tuesday, 20 February 2007 10:18 (seventeen years ago) link

+ you're not supposed to have your phone on on a plane anyway innit

― ken c (ken c), Tuesday, 20 February 2007 10:49 (seventeen years ago) link

You can once it has taken off (I think).

― nathalie (stevienixed), Tuesday, 20 February 2007 10:49 (seventeen years ago) link

on noes lets not start that debate again

― Ste (fuzzy), Tuesday, 20 February 2007 10:50 (seventeen years ago) link

You can have your phone on, if it's radios (GSM/3G/Bluetooth/Wifi) are turned off, on most airlines, but ti depends on the civil aviation rules of the country that the airline is registered in.

― Ed (dali), Tuesday, 20 February 2007 10:52 (seventeen years ago) link

You can have your phone on, if it's radios (GSM/3G/Bluetooth/Wifi) are turned off,

well, may as well have it off then innit.

― ken c (ken c), Tuesday, 20 February 2007 11:10 (seventeen years ago) link

I have written many a blackberry email in flight mode.

― Ed (dali), Tuesday, 20 February 2007 11:11 (seventeen years ago) link

When your battery dies, just steal someone else's laptop. What are they gonna do?

― Euai Kapaui (tracerhand), Tuesday, 20 February 2007 11:13 (seventeen years ago) link

http://ilx.p3r.net/ilxdown/2.jpg

― ken c (ken c), Tuesday, 20 February 2007 11:47 (seventeen years ago) link

p.s. what happens when the blackberry is in flight mode?

― ken c (ken c), Tuesday, 20 February 2007 11:48 (seventeen years ago) link

http://www.worth1000.com/entries/214000/214317LRTQ_w.jpg

― The danger of opposite of transparent aluminum foil. (goodbra), Tuesday, 20 February 2007 16:02 (seventeen years ago) link

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