GT60: Want a slim & light power brick for travel

[trohricht]

The stock power brick that shipped with my GT60 is huge. This is understandable given that it supplies 180W, but I'd like to pick up a supplemental 19V adapter that's a little more travel friendly.

I'm fine with something that only allows the GT60 to "tread water" while in use, or takes an entire night to recharge the battery ... just so long as the adapter itself can govern itself accordingly and doesn't heat up to a million degrees while in use.

Recommendations?

[xMAR99]

Just put in mind that you won't get full performance with a lesser power brick.

[big_guy]

The stock power brick that shipped with my GT60 is huge. This is understandable given that it supplies 180W, but I'd like to pick up a supplemental 19V adapter that's a little more travel friendly.

I'm fine with something that only allows the GT60 to "tread water" while in use, or takes an entire night to recharge the battery ... just so long as the adapter itself can govern itself accordingly and doesn't heat up to a million degrees while in use.

Recommendations?

I'm also interested in this.
It would be useful when you taking notes and browsing in campus or cofee shop..

Just put in mind that you won't get full performance with a lesser power brick.

Its fine, I'm only need full performance for gaming at home.

[Meaker]

Coolermaster do a 120W slim brick but use it at your own risk.

[trohricht]

Coolermaster do a 120W slim brick but use it at your own risk.

That's my whole question really: define "risk"

Risk that the power brick will live only a short, miserable life? Risk to the laptop? Risk of setting a conference room on fire? Risk that I won't be able to play the latest FPS for five hours in a row?

[b0b1man]

Lets put it this way: if you over-draw power from your meager power brick, it will overheat. After overheating, comes melting. Then comes Fire. And after that - it all depends on your firefighting skills.

In some situations, it might be worthwhile. But you need to be sure of the exact voltage and amperage of your travel power brick.

In short - dont do it. Its dangerous. All kinds of stuff might go wrong.
You may experience a slight hang in the system and then - explode (kidding).
Actually Im not kidding. Or am I?

[BenWah]

I read stories from people saying if they weren't there when the adapter smoked up it could have made a bad fire

[Albake21]

Then comes Fire. And after that - it all depends on your firefighting skills.

Haha well put there!

Also i do have to agree, it just doesn't seem like a smart idea for a high power laptop like an MSI GT60. It seems too risky to your components and to damaging them.

[xMAR99]

Actually, I see no issue with this.

I have several laptops around the household and the chargers of different wattage cycle around them. Its just that you'll not get full performance and it will charge slower than usual; just keep the battery inside.

[trohricht]

Actually, I see no issue with this.

I have several laptops around the household and the chargers of different wattage cycle around them. Its just that you'll not get full performance and it will charge slower than usual; just keep the battery inside.

I would like to think that in 2012, we live in a world where:

• Any power brick has the rudimentary safety circuitry required to limit its own output (regardless how much draw the destination device could potentially take) so that it maintains a safe operating temperature - for as many hours or days as needed
• Any laptop has the basic ability to detect "insufficient" incoming amperage, and either run with reduced performance or supplement the operating wattage with juice from the battery as needed

It's pretty disappointing that we would even need to have a conversation about potential damage to either device.