But I was eager to get something a little more powerful, so I could get rechargeables filled up within a few hours. And, I figured that a larger panel could also power up my phone, and maybe portable DVD player.
I wasn't able to find a whole lot of products that fit this requirement. But if you're willing to pay somewhere between $100 and $300, you have options. You can either buy a single charger for batteries and gadgets, or you could buy a small panel with the right cables to do the job.
Choices among the panels themselves are growing as well. Most panels are made from silicon and often have that cobalt blue look.
But the emergence of flexible thin-film solar cells are a great option for portable applications, although you'll pay more per watt for the convenience.
There are rollable or foldable panels sold under the PowerFilm or Sunlinq brand names that let you pack up a panel into a small package. They range from 5 watts, which would be good for batteries and gadgets, up to 25 watts, which could even be used to power a laptop.
Laptops: Wondering whether I could find a simple way to power my laptop took a sizable chunk of my holiday vacation time and, in the end, I didn't get what I wanted.
The problem with laptops is that, unlike music players, newer models consume more and more energy, according to Ed Bender, the president of Sundance Solar, which sells solar goods for portable applications or educational purposes.
"Laptops are tricky," he said. "In general, electronics power usage is going down. That's not true of laptops. People are getting bigger monitors, like with the new Macs, especially if they use them to play DVDs."
Sundance used to recommend that people buy a 10- or 20-watt panel and a cord (in the style of a car adapter) to plug into their laptop. But for many applications, that approach simply doesn't produce enough electricity, Bender said.
in 1985 and since then they have been leading the market with their seriousness and their high quality products. We'll try to avoid as much as we can to make publicity at Toshiba laptops, but we have to say that since 1985 they have defined and redefining the category. Why is that? Beyond the world's first personal laptop, they also introduced the world's first wireless laptop. So, thanks to Toshiba you can use your laptop outside your house, work place, with Internet and email. Toshiba also was the first world manufacturer that introduce the world's thinnest widescreen 12.1" with a built-in optical drive that is making your navigation lighter. If now we are at the Toshiba innovation list we must mention the first DVD drive for laptop, 4-in-1 audio video laptop, the first color monitor.
When you decided to buy an Toshiba laptop, pay attention at every each model, because you might be surprise. You' ll find for sure at least a several models to fit on your needs. Next we'll present you some Toshiba laptops to show you just a little of their offer, Toshiba Satellite: it is perfect for the users that are avoiding all kind of features and settings, that they don't need. If you need your laptop to help you out with checking email, web browsing, basic word, simple video and even small games, the Toshiba Satellite is the right choice. For example you can try the Satellite A505, which will bring to you 2.2 GHz Dual Core processor, 4 GB RAM, 15" screen, 500 GB hard drive. You can have all this at $600, classic low-cost laptop.
Toshiba Tecra: Only for business users, who need to have with them their laptop all day long, at work, home, outside. For example you may look at Tecra A11, which will bring to you: Intel Core i3 processor, NVIDIA graphic card, 2 GB RAM, 250 GB hard drive, 15,6" LED-backlit screen. You can achieve Toshiba Tecra at $900.
Toshiba mini: with a solid design that makes it more charming than the average 10" screen laptop. For example the mini NB305 provides you a 1.66 GHz Intel Atom processor, 1 GB RAM, 250 GB hard drive, built-in webcam, multi touchpad. A big trump for NB305 is long life battery (11 hours). You can get it at $400.
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