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3 easy steps to pick the right laptop AC adaptersAC Power Adapter is the life source of your laptop! All new laptops come with AC adapters. Adapters are used for charging laptop batteries and also used to supply power directly. There are occasions which we require to buy an AC adapter. Most laptop users travel, for tdose travel to Europe or US they require AC adapters that take 100-240 voltage input and output 16 voltage or 19 voltage. Let me present 3 easy steps to pick the right laptop AC adapters. 1. Right "tips" Laptops from various manufacturers as well as different brands have different connectors. But, of course, you need the right tip for your notebook. Basically, all laptop AC Adapters comprise of 2 ends. One end you use to plug into wall power outlet and other end, which is called "TIP", you will plug into the "DC IN" in your laptop. Your laptop can not work on the wrong tip! You have to use the "Matching Tips" Warning : DO NOT try to force it in. 2. Right "output voltage" Every laptop was designed to consume power varied by equipments such as DVD, LCD, Motherboard, CPU and others. You need to use the "matching voltage". Mostly, voltage is printed on your laptops or directly on the Ac Adapter. Also, be sure that it is a good model of laptop AC Power Adapters. Some of them can get too hot and overheat. 3. Right "input voltage" All peoples who will travel abroad from US, especially to Europe or Asia, would need to buy Laptop AC Power Adapters that compatible with 220-240 voltage. Always look for AC Power Adapters which accept 100~240 voltages and you don't need to carry two ac adapters anymore. Increase your Laptop AC Power Adapter life? Test showed that detaching your laptop ac power adapter from your laptop would increase your laptop's ac adapter life up to 75%! When laptop's battery plugged in with AC adapter and battery is fully charged, the laptop will still use the ac adapter resources in small increments, that will put unnecessary charge cycles to ac power adapter.
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