Xantrex Technologies 851-0178 XPower 175-Watt Micro Inverter
by Xantrex Technologies
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Customer Review: Great Item
Summary: 5 Stars
Item looks as given in amazon site. It works fine with notebook charging and other of general appliances. I tried charging two types of laptops - Compaq Pesario and Thinkpad T61. Only problem I see (rather hear) is sound of cooling fan inside this inverter which is high and even dominates your car AC fan at max. Point to tell here is I used in my 2007 Accord v6.
Hint: Check your car power system specs before you buy this product. Checking this helps you to buy a right product.
Customer Review: excellent inverter for a laptop
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this because I recently completed my first Megasquirt [http://www.msefi.com] install and I needed a way to power my laptop while driving my car and recording data logs.
So far it works great. It has never had an issue providing enough power. It holds firm in the 12v socket. It is compact and easily fits in my laptop bag when not in use.
The noise from the fan is noticeable but it is not a problem unless you expect your car to be as quiet as a library.
Customer Review: Top notch travel gadget!
Summary: 5 Stars
The Micro Inverter is a top notch travel gadget. We use it regularly during our driving trips for all of the various cell phones, lap tops, camera chargers, MP3,and of course, the guys' electric razors (!) etc.. A real advantage is now we don't have to buy a separate car charger every time one of us replaces a cell phone! The size is convenient to toss in the glove box or console and the cost is very reasonable. This is one of the most useful gadgets we've gotten in years!Customer Review: Xantrex inverter
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this for our trip this spring, to power my laptop and GPS unit. It works great. It even had used my electric shaver with this inverter. As for some of the other reviews complaining about excessive noise from the fan in the inverter. Road noise was louder by far than the fan.
I have liked Xantrex products for a number of years. I also have a 4000watt Xanrex inverter that converts the power from my solar panels to power my house. They are good products.
Customer Review: Works well
Summary: 5 Stars
I purchased this since I had a paper to write during a long car-ride (6 hours!) It worked fine the entire ride with my laptop and I was able to finish what I needed. It does "whir," but that didn't really bother me.
The only con is that it took me a couple tries to figure out how to insert the bulky device into the cigarette lighter. Read the directions on how to make the part that plugs into the cig lighter thinner/thicker so it fits correctly.