[V12]

Next month i will be taking a long car trip 17-20hrs and i will need something to charge my pb along the way as i will probably only make 1 overnight stop.

what could you reconmend, i see ipod car cahrgers everywhere..but nothing for my PB...im sure the pb uses more power so thats probably why..

anyway if you can just reconmend some options to me i would really apprechiate it

thankss

[Aussiemac]

This should do the trick
http://www.kensington.com/html/4103.html

[bbales]

I second the above. Another tip for purchasing it -- look on cnet.com, under the "compare prices" setting. I ended up saving at least $20, and it was probably more, last summer when I bought the adaptor. Just check the store return policiies and ratings, etc., to make sure your own needs are met. But prices on things like this vary widely, and why pay more if you don't have to?

[Wiskedjak]

The above is nice, but if you want to save money, I would suggest a power inverter for about $20

[romeosc]

Originally posted by Wiskedjak:
The above is nice, but if you want to save money, I would suggest a power inverter for about $20

I agree 300 watts for about $15 and can be used for tv/dvd for kids or other uses later!

[amazing]

Originally posted by romeosc:
I agree 300 watts for about $15 and can be used for tv/dvd for kids or other uses later!

I second (third?) the power inverter. After all, the car is carrying the extra weight, you just tuck it away under the seat. My office is littered with previous generation adapters whose plugs or voltage no longer work with present generations. Wish I'd gotten the power inverter right away, would've saved a chunk of $ for other toys.

[philc]

I read in another thread that inverters could damage your powerbook in some way? Any merit?

[MountainMac]

I have not heard that, but the power adapter brick that comes with your PB is designed to accept variable voltage/amperage AC and convert it to DC so I would think that, if anything, the brick would blow first before causing any damage to your PB. Actually, I would think the inverter would burn out before the brick, as it's converting DC->AC. I certainly wouldn't recommend leaving the PB plugged in to the inverter for hours on end.

But I'm not an electrician, and may have no idea what I'm talking about.

[Wiskedjak]

Originally posted by philc:
I read in another thread that inverters could damage your powerbook in some way? Any merit?

I use one of Kensington's single surge protectors as a "just in case"
http://www.kensington.com/html/1966.html