topic Re: AC adapter Vaio VGN-S5XP in PCs & Accessories

AC adapter Vaio VGN-S5XP

auder — Thu, 05 Jan 2006 21:45:40 GMT

Hello,
I just bought a few days ago a my first Vaio laptop (switched from Dell model). One of the main reasons why I switched to Vaio was its light weight !!! But, surprisingly, the AC adapter that comes along (an 19.5 V) is not only quite big but heavy ;-( . Does anyone knows if a light-weight AC adapter is available - for my Vaio model - on the market place ??? Thanks for your support.

Re: AC adapter Vaio VGN-S5XP

William — Thu, 05 Jan 2006 21:50:08 GMT

I personally would not use any adapter than the supplied one unless it was Sony branded and identical.

19.5V adaptors are big but look at the laptop.

If its heavier than the Laptop then perhaps I would think otherwise.

Re: AC adapter Vaio VGN-S5XP

ant1uk — Fri, 06 Jan 2006 10:17:03 GMT

whats wrong with the adaptor? its not that big, it is normal size its a step down transfomer from 230v-19.5v.

Re: AC adapter Vaio VGN-S5XP

seb21__ — Fri, 06 Jan 2006 10:24:55 GMT

Mine is big and heavy too compared to other brands.
On the other hand, it's never more than hand-warm and seems to work very effective.

I noticed that very small adaptors tends to become very hot or they overheat.

Re: AC adapter Vaio VGN-S5XP

ant1uk — Fri, 06 Jan 2006 17:14:27 GMT

Mine is big and heavy too compared to other brands.
On the other hand, it's never more than hand-warm and seems to work very effective.

I noticed that very small adaptors tends to become very hot or they overheat.

i heard that the xbox 360 adaptors overheat

Re: AC adapter Vaio VGN-S5XP

seb21__ — Fri, 06 Jan 2006 19:15:56 GMT

Yes, I have seen adapters for laptops which wasn't much bigger than the adapter of my old mobil-phone.
Surprisingly if that is enough to power an laptop.:smileyconfused:

Re: AC adapter Vaio VGN-S5XP

robpaxton — Fri, 06 Jan 2006 22:31:19 GMT

The S5 adapter is less than half the size of the GRT/GRX adapters. The size is directly related to the power consumption of the notebook.