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Kensington 33362 Ultra Portable Power Inverter 150 | 
| Brand: Kensington
List Price: $122.50
Buy New: $53.32
You Save: $69.18 (56%)
New (48) Used (2) from $53.32
Rating:  17 reviews
Color: Portable Power Adapter
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 6.5 x 3.1
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: 33362
Model: 33362
UPC: 085896333623
EAN: 0085896333623
ASIN: B000EH2UVQ
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Plugs into a car's cigarette lighter or airplane's Empower port | | • | Provides up to 150 Watts of AC power (120 Watts of continuous AC power) | | • | Bright LED Indicator - warns you of undesirable operating conditions | | • | Built-in Safety Features - over current protection, low and over supply voltage protection, and over temperature protection |
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Product Description
Kensington Ultra Portable Power Inverter 150 - This device gives you conventional power in unconventional places. Whether you're in your car or on an airplane, you can have up to 150 Watts of AC power in a portable wall outlet. Perfect for portable DVD players, notebook computers, portable multimedia devices, and more.
Amazon.com Product Description
The Kensington 33362 Ultra Portable Power Inverter 150 plugs into your vehicle's power port, or airline Empower port, to provide AC power to mobile devices requiring up to 120-watts of continuous power. From laptops to mobile phones, MP3s to PDAs, and even portable DVD players, this unit is the most versatile choice for power on the road or in the air. This inverter is ultra portable, with a compact, lightweight, sleek design that fits conveniently into a notebook case or vehicle glove box, and provides up to 150-watts of AC power to run a variety of mobile devices. The Kensington 33362 includes an LED indicator light that warns you of undesirable operating conditions, as well as built-in safety features such as over-current protection, low- and over-supply voltage protection, and over-temperature protection. The Kensington 33362 is simple and convenient to use, and is backed by Kensington's one-year warranty.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 12 more reviews...
Great device! February 19, 2007
Dav3d
22 out of 22 found this review helpful
I am very happy with my Kensington Inverter and recommend it highly. It has served me well on many road trips and airline flights.
Having a 3-prong outlet makes this a far more versatile and useful device than inverters that just have a tip for the laptop. It is by far one of the lightest devices of its kind that I have found and great for travel.
There are a few tricks of the trade when using these kinds of devices. One is that airline "empower" ports only put out 75W--and if you read the fine print it can get shut off abruptly at any time during the flight with no warning.
There ar a number of laptops that require more power than 75W--particularly if you are trying to charge the battery at the same time. No inverter can help you solve this problem but it is something to be aware of. In many cases you can either remove the battery or connect it and let it fully charge up before you turn the machine on and it will work fine.
And finally the box says 150 watts, but this is *peak* power which only lasts for a short time (such as the startup phase for your laptop). Sustained output is 120 Watts--just something to note in case you are runnign devices that require that reuqire a lot of juice.
But all in all this is a *great* little device and I recommend it highly.
 Great on the plane and in the car July 27, 2007
Mark Hunsaker (Chicago, IL)
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
I own another older power inverter that is heavy, bulky, and has a metal outer casing. This inverter from Kensington blows it away for a number of reasons:
1. It comes with an adapter for airplanes that fits into a standard cigarette lighter opening, or a smaller one that has become much more common. I didn't even know about the smaller connection until I bought this and had to use the smaller connector on my first flight.
2. It is exceptionally light and small. If you've ever owned an inverter, you'll pick this one up and be amazed at how light and small it is compared to older technology.
3. The cord from the connector to the base unit is a perfect length. It doesn't hang or dangle from the lighter like some other adapters I've used.
If you're debating getting something like this over the iGo, then I would recommend this. I've been through this internal debate before, and although I love to spend money on new technology, I just couldn't justify buying the iGo because of all the uncertainty about compatibility, tons of adapters, and price. I can handle the few power packs that I need to take on a trip... and this inverter works like a charm with anything that normally plugs into a wall socket.
I've used it on a 14 hour international flight (China) and a 4 hour domestic flight, as well as in the car and I couldn't be happier with the performance. I basically just use it for my laptop, but have also used it to charge my phone. I highly recommend it!
Works @ 16 volts! April 28, 2007
Armano (Sunny Valencia, SoCal 661)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
Background: Brought my 70W car inverter along with an "airline to cigarette lighter" converter cable on a US Airways flight. Surprise, the inverter did not work. My friend had a meter handy (we are special FX techs) so we metered the output of the Empower socket @ 15.8 volts.
I purchased (and returned) about a half dozen different inverters before finding this one. The Kensington site has a PDF which showed this inverter to work @ 15.5~16 volts. Had to give it a try. Most are only good to 15 volts, great for cars but not enough for the US Airways seats.
Just got it today and sure enough, it good at 15.9~16 volts. Should work on the next flight! I will post update as soon as possible.
Only 4 stars?? Yeah, the fan is slightly noisy. Probably not an issue on a plane, but kept me from giving a perfect score.
 The fan is just too loud August 18, 2007
James M.
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
The product is a nice size and weight, is well designed, and works as advertised. But the cooling fan is just too loud. It was audible in my car at freeway speeds, I would hate to sit next to me on an airplane and have to listen to it for a transcon flight. I'll have to research another one.
 Bring a book just in case August 10, 2006
E. Lee (San Jose, CA, United States)
4 out of 14 found this review helpful
I purchased this item to power my MacBook on airplanes. I had four long haul flights this month. Two 7 hour flights, and two 10 hour flights on United Boeing 777s. I could only get the Kensington Ultra Portable Inverter to work on the first flight out. On the others, as soon as I plugged the Inverter into the Empower recepticle, the Empower light would go off. When I pulled the Inverter out, the Empower light came back on. For what I bought it for, this product did not do its job.
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