Xantrex XPower PowerSource 100 Watt Inverter #852-0281

List Price: $129.99 Discount Price: $43.99

Features:

• Converts 12 DC power from a vehicle battery into 120 AC power
• Three-prong AC outlet to handle all chargers and adapters for mobile electronics
• USB charge port
• Blue LED on/off power indicator
• DC cable with vehicle and airplane connector

Customer Reviews:

Great device. [Posted on 2007-11-22]
Works awesome, just charge it up and it powers usb and plug in devices. I got a great deal on this device through amazon, not sure why it was so cheap, anyways, it works great.

Love this product [Posted on 2007-11-30]
I use this to power everything, when I travel out of the country - I recharge everything off this. saves my expensive equipment from possible voltage conflicts or fluctuations. Used on the plane with my ipod, and when I need to jog and the ipod is dead, throw this in my camelback and hook up to ipod and go - it actually charges it while I jog! Love this!

Great when traveling (excellent) immediate power [Posted on 2008-01-07]
I purchased this for my laptop notepad. When traveling, Keep in mind if you have dial service up while traveling. It won't work when cruising through the internet unless you have mobil wifi. Otherwise you can use it for movies, music and basic paperwork and Microsoft office. It can work well if you find wifi near a UPS office,Kinkos,Banks,airport, cafe, or office building that has service within 500 feet. Yes, you can use it outside. And plug in the Power source mobile unit for instant power.

Bliss Remiss [Posted on 2008-02-09]
I purchased this product with a two-fold purpose. 1) to maintain a full charge on my Blackberry and to provide for emergency power for my notebook. I have a FIVE PLUS star rating for the former and a "0" star for the later. When I found myself in a situation where I had to have another hours juice for my notebook, I couldn't even get a second. So, I'm not thrilled, but it'll do.

Good Portable Power (within limits) [Posted on 2008-03-17]
BACKGROUND
I been looking for a simple portable 110V power source that would charge via home or car. This unit is definitely the best on the market although limited in power output and run time. If you need to power something simple it is great but you cannot exceed the 60W output or it shuts off.

I have used these to demo web cameras which draw only 4Watts so it is a great device for that. It is also very good for a small DVD player or other portable device like Ipods or mini-TV's. Unfortunately, most laptops today will draw 60-90W so the charger simply does not power up. If it does it will shut down quickly.

ADVANTAGES
- Compact: Very small for a 40W-Hr supply (40W run for 1 hour)
- Reliable: Once charged it seems to hold a charge well for 2-3 weeks at at time.
- Good (but limited) run times: If power draw is low (@10W) it will run nearly 4hours.

DISADVANTAGES
- Cannot keep plugged in 24/7 to use as a battery backup since this may overcharge the battery.
- Xantrex does a poor job listing run times vs power draw or even explaining that with low power draw you can be quite long run times. This is a common principle in the backup battery area explained well by companies like APC.

SUMMARY
This is a great little supply for very portable devices. If you do not expect a battery backup solution or a big portable supply then you will be please with the product.

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