So I have had the laptop for several weeks now and here is one update on that experience. I want to talk about the travel power supply.
First the good
1. It is small. Smaller than the previous version. It is a little larger than a deck of cards. Thinner than that.
2. It powers your accessories on top of the Laptop. It will run USB devices, cell phones and more with interchangeable tips.
3. It will work with the car adapter or home.
4. It will power your Lenovo Net book (Comes with that power adapter that is different than your Lenovo laptop) One supply runs multiple laptops. Not at the same time.
5. Comes with a nice bag to put it in
6. Comes with Velcro ties that will make it easier to store.
OK now the bad.
1. Look at the picture of the mess of wires. Could it not have less wires to do this. Starting at one end. You have the 110 Power cord that plugs into the "Brick" then the cord that comes out of that plugs into a Y to split the cord. Then on one side of the Y is the USB adapter (Could be a cell phone plug or like I have done plugged my cell phone cord into it) On the other side is the cable that goes to the end that plugs into the laptop. All together I am betting there is 8' of cord?
2. Why the Y? Could they not just put 2 outputs on the brick? This would eliminate one extra piece and one less piece to lose.
3. The plug that goes into the laptop is about 2.5" long. So if you catch it on something it would damage the plug or more importantly the laptop. Good concept of interchangeable plugs. How about them being shorter?
4. It is expensive.
Over all, it is an improvement over many competitors. I never understood why you could produce a ultra slim laptop then have a power supply that was the size of the laptop. Lenovo has done a good job of reducing the size.
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