Acer Netbook charger knackered - Where can I get another?

[Pulse]

As the title, the other half's netbook charger has died after only 1.5 years! Need another one.

I have a charger for my laptop, but it's not quite the same power rating - Can I use that for now?

[TheEnd]

check the voltages first, if they match, you'll be ok, but remember if the power rating is lower than the original, you might end up socking too much through it

[E31Shrew]

If you want one quickly and can get in to a local town then I would expect Maplins will have a 'multi' version.

[sgrimshaw]

What voltage does the Acer pack state?

[koenig999]

I goy a mui headed one from Maplins for several different laptops, for about £20 ish.

Has the Acer got a funny shaped plug / socket to stop you doing this, like This Dell has a hexagonal one.

Koenig

[Pulse]

sgrimshaw said:

What voltage does the Acer pack state?

The acer pack is 19v and the HP one is 18.5v.

I've had a look on eBay, but where else could I source a new one? I definitely want a genuine Acer charger. It's an Acer Aspire One.

[sgrimshaw]

You'd probably get away with the HP one.

You say you definitely want another Acer one.

Any particular reason?

I personally rarely use the enclosed power supplies any more.

I like to use the Kensington Universal Supplies.

In particular this one: http://eu.kensington.com/kensington/en/gb/p/537/33...

This has the capacity to run pretty much any Laptop AND it has a USB power output so you can charge USB plug devices without having to have the laptop switched on.

At £120 these are expensive, but I buy refurbished ones with a full 12 month warranty for £25.

[Pulse]

25 quid? Where from?

[anonymous-user]

Is it an Acer One? My went and I replaced it with this, had it about 3 months so far with no issues. £14 from Amazon.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Replacement-Qubz-warranty-...

[sgrimshaw]

Pulse said:

25 quid? Where from?

Ebay, I checked and the last one was only £23.99 including delivery.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Kensington-33402EU-Laptop-Po...

Edited by sgrimshaw on Wednesday 10th March 15:32

[headcase]

Th HP one wont fit, the HP has a small hole in the middle of the plug the Acer needs a large hole.

[sgrimshaw]

headcase said:

Th HP one wont fit, the HP has a small hole in the middle of the plug the Acer needs a large hole.

That may not be true.

HP/Compaq have three different plugs.

Acer have two different plugs.

One is common to both Acer and HP/Compaq.

One of my HP Laptops has the same plug as my Acers (two with same plugs).

I actually have two Fujitsu Lifebooks, one HP, one Toshiba and two Acers which all use the same power plug.

Most are different power ratings though, which is why I find the Kensington units so useful.

[Pulse]

sgrimshaw said:

You'd probably get away with the HP one.

You say you definitely want another Acer one.

Any particular reason?

I personally rarely use the enclosed power supplies any more.

I like to use the Kensington Universal Supplies.

In particular this one: http://eu.kensington.com/kensington/en/gb/p/537/33...

This has the capacity to run pretty much any Laptop AND it has a USB power output so you can charge USB plug devices without having to have the laptop switched on.

At £120 these are expensive, but I buy refurbished ones with a full 12 month warranty for £25.

Thanks for this... I bought one! It's really good, but the USB charging function doesn't seem to work. On checking the manual, it says I have to purchase a 'Power Tip'... Do I really have to? If so, where's the cheapest I can get it?! Useful for charging my PS3 controller...