Has anyone bought an off-brand charger for their m14x? I want to pick up a spare and leave it at home but I'm not so keen on paying $70-80 for the official Dell charger.
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looked around and seem not able to find a 150W AC ADAPTER which the M14X uses. i've only seen 90W AC ADAPTER'S which will POWER the m14x BUT NOT charge the battery.
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I got 2 from ebay that work fine. just search m14x power adapter
they are a bit larger than the standard one, but i have one setup on my desk at home, one setup on my desk at work that never move, then the standard one that came with the m14x i carry around in my bag -
I've used 3rd party chargers before. The ones I bought were actually more expensive than the Dell-branded chargers, because they are usually superior to the standard Dell chargers in some way (lighter weight, slimmer profile, had wall / car / air charging capability, had a spare USB charging port, etc). But they all worked fine.
If you are looking for a charger for the purposes of saving money, look on eBay. You can easily find official Dell-branded 150W chargers that should run about $25 used. -
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Dont get a 90W one though, you must get a 150W, the 90 will reduce performance while plugged in because it cant supply enough power to the componants (I tried as i ahve another dell laptop and 4 90W chargers)
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Amazon.com has pretty good prices on the 150w charger.
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I have several 130w Dell Chargers from the E-series docking station. Any thoughts on using one of those as a backup?
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Yeah, a 130W charger would probably work just fine.
Spare Charger?
Discussion in 'Alienware 14 and M14x' started by goodboynyc, Feb 13, 2012.