My brother has the exact same charger. It works really well, but it likes to disable itsself when the battery is fully charged, so always make sure the button in the middle is lit green.

BTW: Product website: http://www.igo.com/laptop-travel-charger-igo-greenr/invt/ps001330004/

Does anyone know if this might be compatible with an Acer Iconia a500 tablet?

Doubting it, but hopeful.

I use one of these with a Dell laptop that requires a 90W power supply.

I have been using it for more than 6 months. The only time it shuts off is when I disconnect the laptop. I do like this feature and can recommend this to anyone with a compatible device.

Amazon is not kind to this one...
http://www.amazon.com/iGo-PS00133-2007-Laptop-Anywhere-Charger/dp/B002RZQQTU

I understand the complaints from people who didnt realiz it stopped charging, however since I've also been told its harmful to the battery to always be on power I think I'll give it a shot. Plus when we leave cords in all the time they tend to get tripped on.

@tryzub: Yeah, I kinda figured it didn't. It's hard to find a replacement power cord for a 180W adapter.

This looks very adaptable on the DC side, but what about the AC side? It's one thing to be 120/240 volt, and quite another to have the physical plugs to fit the electrical sockets in the U.S., Europe, Asia, the U.K. and elsewhere. I see no mention of this in any of the product descriptions I've found online.

A photograph of the included tips would have been ever so helpful.

The tips:

I'm curious if I could use this to power a firestore FS-100 HD recorder used for video recording.
I do know the tip inside diameter of the firestore post is 2.5mm but I'm not sure of the specs of
these tips offered. Anyone use this for powering other things besides laptops?

you mean there are other laptops beside Apple? Who knew?

PASS

@jbgroup1: Most likely would work to charge the laptop, but not necessarily while it is running. Might also run it with a full battery, not charging; the power supply that comes with has to do both. I have a kill-a-watt, so I can always estimate power usage on such items. It is good to have a universal supply, if only as a spare, but you need to dig deeper into your machine specs to determine if this would be suitable.

I have this adapter and I love it. I use it for my phone and computer and it does recognize when they need to be charged. I mostly picked it because my dogs and children were ripping the power cord out of my computer. I found with this adapter that ripping it out is impossible because it will come apart instead of damaging the port on the computer.

@craigthom: Thanks, you answered my question. I feel the same way. If it could charge my laptop and my nook tablet at the same time, I would be in for one.

I'm thinking about getting this, but could someone clarify how the auto shutoff thing works? I understand that if I plug in an uncharged laptop, which is turned off, that it will charge and then the iGo automatically turns off. So my question is, what happens if I plug this into a laptop, which is being used? Will it keep on giving power to the laptop, even after the battery is fully charged? Or will it charge the laptop, then turn off, leaving the laptop to run on battery power? If so, that sounds pretty dumb (and I assume not good for the battery).

@winnike: I've had mine for a couple years and my battery hasn't suffered. The way it works is that if you push the button and get a green light it is charging the battery. Then, when it is full it turns off and you get a blinking green light. This means that when your battery goes below a certain level (I can't remember the level but it isn't a dead battery at all)it starts charging again. Similarly if you plug in your computer before the 'low battery' signal the charger starts up on its own in about a minute or two - no need to hit the button to on. It senses it all on its own. This reduces the constant charging of a battery, saves you money in electricity too. I like it.

When i plug it in at night, it charges and then shuts off completely so I'm not wasting electricity at all. Come morning I have a fully charged battery.

jbgroup1: This should work, but it won't charge as fast. A higher-wattage charger will charge faster than a lower-wattage one, but either should work.

markhaas: There is a picture at that shows the cord. It can handle international voltages, but non-US adapters aren't included - and for good reason, since there are dozens of different ones.

Looks like this is designed to avoid "vampire" power drain by cutting off when done charging. Though I'm not sure it cuts completely off, cutting off the charging circuit will cut most of the drain.

I can vouch for this set up on all Dell Latitude up to 90W.

It has a power button and even though volume wise it is not much smaller than a typical power supply it is flatter than most so it travels more easily.

I have replaced all my traveling laptop power adapters (2) with this at $79.

will this work w a motorola xoom? unlike most tablets, the xoom does not charge via usb. the ac charger has a a tiny tip...anyone using this for the xoom?

The iGo.com website lists what tip works with what device. However, the Xoom is not listed. A little Googling showed that there doesn't appear to be a compatible one. If you can find a listed device that takes the same charger as your unlisted one, you can use that (though at your own risk). I got a tip for my Thrive tablet, which isn't listed but takes the same charger as the HP Mini, so it's a 212 or 712 tip (depending on which series, 2xx or 7xx, your charger takes).

The actual voltage and polarity depends on the tip, which is why that's not listed.

I had no problem getting a free tip from a previous Woot (albeit a different model). There's a website listed in the packaging. I put in my serial number and was shipped out a tip. Apparently some sales channels (such as Radio Shack) don't get the free tips.

My biggest concern with the "green" models are the people reporting that it doesn't automatically turn back on when the charge level declines, so you have to keep resetting it.

"■Includes USB port for charging other mobile devices (USB cable and tips not included)"

Really Woot? So which is it? Is the USB port included or not? Touche woot. Touche...

@fruitopia3: It has a usb PORT. It does not include a usb CABLE.

@cwc24: I got it two days ago and have the same problem. I plug it in, press the button, the light turns on for 5 seconds then turns off, and never charges my computer. It will not turn on again unless I unplug it and plug it back in, and then it does the same thing. I've gone through all the suggested troubleshooting: Yes, all the connections are secure. yes, I am using the correct tip. Yes, the outlet works. Waiting for Monday to come around so I can call customer service but my hopes aren't high.

I think you are probably doing this already, but make sure your laptop is plugged in before you press the green button.