Xantrex Technologies 851-0178 XPower 175-Watt Micro Inverter
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Customer Review: Great little device!
Summary: 5 Stars
I am very pleased with this device. It allows me to use my laptop in the car. It is cheap to buy and small for travel. It does have a fan that makes noise, but I don't notice it when we are on the road, except when it is really cold outside (0F), when it whines for a bit, but then quiets down. It doesn't seem to interfere with the radio at all. It might not fit if your cigarette lighter is in a tight space, but it is fine on my car and a couple of rental cars that we used. It also worked in the plugs on American Airline's plane and was so easy to carry around! I have had other devices that were much bulkier and much more finicky about the power coming from our old car's battery. Bottom line: it is a price performer!Customer Review: Xantrex Technologies Micro Inverter
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this to inflate our air mattress on a camping trip to Big Sur, CA. The air mattress is an "indoor" mattress and I was willing to shell out extra money for an outdoor so this was my $25 solution. Well the indoor mattress popped when the kids jumped on it in the tent so we had to buy a new one anyway... Back to the Micro Inverter. Life saver! The car charger fuse must have died on our portable DVD player on the 6 hour drive up to Big Sur, CA. Hello Micro Inverter!!! Saved the day. The sound it makes, a slight whirring is easily drowned out by a CD playing the front part of the car while the children blissfully passed the time watching DVDS's. Great product to have in the car at all times.Customer Review: Well made, plenty of power, a little noisy
Summary: 4 Stars
I have not tried it with a draw near its max of 175W but at lower draws it is fine and always runs cool, thanks to the built in fan. That is also the only negative I have after a month with the unit -- fan noise. It is loud enough to be noticeable over normal road noise, although the car radio drowns it out at normal volume. I think I can put up with the fan because otherwise it seems a very good unit. Maybe they could hook the fan to a sensor and only have it run when the unit gets hot. The shape is good for my pickup's dash arrangement and being all-in-one it doesn't slide around or need securing. Overall, a good unit that has done the job.Customer Review: Roadtrip Savior
Summary: 5 Stars
I was planning a road trip from CT to Pittsburgh, PA and I knew that I would need to stop occasionally and check my emails or just putter away online to regain my sanity from the long, boring road. So I looked on Amazon and chanced upon this lovely DC/AC adapter. It really helped out and allowed me to check up on the internet from the comfort of my car. I didn't need to stop in at a Starbuck's or questionable gas station to power up, so I was very happy.
Obviously, this is not a modem, I had a tethered cellphone that provided me that service, but without power to my laptop, that would not have done me any good.
Customer Review: Beware, Burned the Fuse in my Late Model Vehicle
Summary: 1 Stars
Like a lot of folks, you assume the best when a product is as highly rated as this one. My wife was thrilled to be able to surf the web while I drove on a recent road trip.
She was on her 13" Macbook and plugged into the power outlet of a 2009 Audi Q5. Everything worked great for maybe 5 minutes. Not sure what caused it to happen suddenly, but we notice she's not getting power anymore and all of the power outlets in the car won't work. I can only assume it was drawing too much power.
I'd still love to be able to power our Macs in the car if anyone has a suggestion.