Comments on: Plug adapter shaves a few ounces from heavy power bricks

By: choi9999

choi9999 — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 20:58:52 +0000

Does this work with the EEE 1000H?

By: choi9999

choi9999 — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 20:16:05 +0000

The Asus travel charger here *looks* as if it'd be ideal:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item...

BUT it does not work with the EEE 1000, nor I suspect the 900 or 901. It looks as if it was designed for the 4G:
http://estore.asus.com/shop/item.asp?itemid=4082

Any idea if Asus will come out with a comparable charger for the 900/901/1000? Or if one already exists?

By: choi9999

choi9999 — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:58:52 +0000

Does this work with the EEE 1000H?

By: choi9999

choi9999 — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:16:05 +0000

By: choi9999

choi9999 — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 13:58:52 +0000

Does this work with the EEE 1000H?

By: choi9999

choi9999 — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 13:16:05 +0000

By: saab_rider

saab_rider — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 00:11:45 +0000

I found many more options back in May:
http://forum.eeeuser.com/viewtopic.php?pid=2451...

I prefer the L-shaped plugs, as they don't make the brick chargers stick out of the wall.

These are figure 8 plugs, and they work just fine with the Eee PC adapter.

By: rickb

rickb — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 13:21:59 +0000

thanks to PrincessNybor for the ZipLinq reference. Think it's a better solution, for me. I just ordered 4 of them.

By: Julie Strietelmeier

Julie Strietelmeier — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 20:13:17 +0000

Brad,
Thanks for linking my review )

As for the comment about being afraid to plug this combination into a wall outlet without any strain relief, you have nothing to fear since it's a 3 prong plug. Unless you have a really sloppy (loose) outlet, it ends up being really sturdy and won't easily fall out of the wall.

Oh, one more thing… this adapter is for clover leaf style plug slot ac adapters. I've not seen one like this lately… most of the time you see figure eight style slots in these ac adapters…

By: lxny

lxny — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 18:37:49 +0000

I can do one better. A short 1 ft cord, with a two prong tip for 99c!

http://imagescl.cyberguys.com/images/prod_main/...

If you are hard set on a three prong tip, it's only 50c more:

http://imagescl.cyberguys.com/images/prod_main/...

for $5 s/h at http://Cyberguys.com, search on "cloverleaf"

By: PrincessNybor

PrincessNybor — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 17:32:15 +0000

I have a Zip Linq retractable power cord that also works well, and is smaller and lighter than most of the cords that come with notebooks.

http://www.amazon.com/CABLES-UNLIMITED-ZIP-LINQ...

By: T. Lord

T. Lord — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 17:05:50 +0000

If only it was at least few inches long, to allow for strain relief, this might be a great idea. But I have trouble imagining an outlet location where I'd want to plug in a power brick suspended only by the strength of the prongs on the plug itself. (Small extender cables, thankfully, are available and cheap, but even so, I'd rather the plug be a small distance from the brick — otherwise, it seems an awkward, breakable complex.)

timothy

By: Bolomkxxviii

Bolomkxxviii — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 12:47:46 +0000

Thats great, if the cord is long enough without the piece you replaced.