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Jesse Said:

Whats the difference between portable car battery charger vs portable car battery jump starter?

We Answered:

A portable battery charger needs to be hooked up to a power source. so it can charge the battery.

A portable battery jump starter (booster) is pretty much a car battery with jumper cables, doenst require to be plugged into a power source, you just have to recharge it.

Daisy Said:

Is there such things as portable battery chargers for laptops?

We Answered:

Unfortunately no, the laptop's uses too much power to have a carry around battery pack, the item your talking about would be larger than the actual laptop.

You have a few options though:
Option 1:
Get several extra high capacity batteries that fit your laptop, although that may become a little expensive as each extra battery can cost $60 each. and at about 3-4hr of charge per battery you'll need quite a few.

Option 2:
Some buses have cigarette lighters or power outlets on board, call up your charter bus company to see if it has either on board. You may be able to use a power inverter with the cigarette lighter to give yourself a power outlet, or if it has power outlets thats even better, just plug in and enjoy.

best of luck.

Wesley Said:

Is there some sort of Portable battery charger for my laptop that doesnt require being plugged in?

We Answered:

Short of carrying a car battery and an inverter on board I am not aware of something that will do this. Different laptops require different voltages, so some external battery pack would have to be custom set up for your brand/type of laptop.

Depending on your laptop you can buy larger batteries.

You could buy a second battery, charge it and then swap it at a suitable point in the flight.

On some flights (generally the long haul ones) some seats have a DC outlet. You can buy an AC/DC charger for your laptop that will plug into the seat and power your laptop. Most flights have only a few seats like this, so make sure that you get put in the right seat to do this.

Jose Said:

With a portable battery charger, how long does it take to charge a battery?

We Answered:

Should not take more than about 15 minutes to get enough juice to start the car... then let the car fully charge the battery for about 20 minutes.

- Good Luck!

Stephen Said:

If the nintendo ds charger socket is broken can you use a portable battery charger?

We Answered:

if it fits and works i guess so :]

Nancy Said:

Where to buy a portable laptop battery charger?

We Answered:

Fry's Electronics (frys.com)