Can I use a cheap inverter for my laptop?
- by Georg
I'm going to travel in a car this summer. It would be very nice if I could charge my laptop using the cigarette lighter.
Because my computer is from Apple, there's no way to directly connect the two, therefore I need an inverter that provides 120V alternating current.
There are many different models, ranging from very cheap to really expensive. The wave forms are: (from most expensive to cheapest)
sine
modified sine
trapezoid
square
Can I use just any inverter or does it have to be a sine inverter? If so, what happens to my computer in case I use the wrong one.
The laptop is a MacBook witch needs 60W.