| Kensington 33173 Retractable Laptop Power Supply | 
 enlarge | Brand: Kensington
Category: CE
Buy New: $149.99
Buy New from $149.99
Avg. Customer Rating:   (4 reviews)
Format: Cd
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Warranty: 2 years warranty
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.1
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 3 x 10.2
MPN: 33173
Model: 33173
UPC: 085896331735
EAN: 0085896331735
ASIN: B000227PCC
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Go-anywhere adapter with Juice Technology provides a quick charge and reliable power for most laptops | | • | Features fully retractable cord cartridge for maximum portability | | • | Includes both AC and DC inputs for use in the car, on a plane, or in the office | | • | Powers multiple devices concurrently, when used with peripheral power supply (PPS) | | • | Safety controls for surge, over voltage, over current, temperature, and short circuit protection |
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Product Description
Kensington's all-in-one AC/DC adapter powers any laptop, anywhere. Laptop Compatibility Guaranteed. Features fully-retractable cord for maximum portability. Safety controls for surge and short circuit protection. Universal AC/DC laptop power adapter with multiple interchangeable tips. Retractable cord cartridge.
Amazon.com Product Description
The Kensington 33173 Retractable Laptop Power Supply uses patented technology to deliver all the power you need in a smaller and lighter size for easy portability. With its AC and DC power options, you always have the right adapter, whether you are in the office, on the road, or on a plane. The Kensington 33173 is able to power or charge virtually all notebook computers from any AC or DC source, as well as providing the right power for iPods, cell phones, DVD players, and PDAs. This unit features a fully retractable cord cartridge for maximum portability, as well as built-in safety features such as over-current protection, low- and over-supply voltage protection, short-circuit protection, and over-temperature protection. The ideal replacement for, or upgrade to, your existing power supply, this power adapter works on most HP, Compaq, Sony, IBM, Gateway, and Averatec notebooks, includes multiple tips for use with these major brands, and is backed by Kensington's one-year warranty.
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| Customer Reviews:
 perfect January 10, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
the best way to go. no reason to waste money on anything else.
 It's a great alternate or backup power supply for a small laptop January 5, 2006
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
Why do I spend time writing reviews of stuff? Because I hate crappy products that waste my time and money. So I try to save other people some grief or point out something I think they might really like when I come across it. This is especially important to me while I'm in Iraq, because if I have to deal with a crappy product here, it's a heck of a lot harder to get the item replaced, repaired, or whatever.
Anyhow, the Kensington power adapter I bought for my laptop is awesome. I originally bought it because I wanted something I could use in my truck back home, and I ended up liking it so much I've been using it as the primary power adapter and carrying it around in the war zone for a few months now.
What's great about it? It works with anything. Any computer at all. It came with a little black bag to carry it around in that has every kind of attachment for any computer that uses a power supply up to 75 watts. I like how small it is and I did like the self-retracting slimline cord a lot. Of course, I broke that part pretty quickly, and I think if you are a little bit rough on stuff, you will break that part too, if you buy one of these. But it hasn't mattered because the rest of the unit is really solid and has taken the beating I've given it with no problem.
Anyhow, the bottom line is this - the adapter comes with everything you need to hook up anywhere, whether you're at home, on the road, in a plane or fighting a war in a foreign country. I've used it several times to recharge a friend's laptop too, and that's pretty awesome. I would buy one of these again in a heartbeat, but if I did, I would want something with more wattage capability, because a lot of the bigger laptops suck more than 75 watts.
The Kensington Retractable Laptop Power Supply would get a Best of Show if it wasn't for that retractable cord minder breaking.
It does what it claims December 25, 2005
This is a universal power supply, it does what it claims. I do like how simple it retracts. Sometimes I think a regular power supply is sometimes easier, but generally I like it. The fact that there is a disclaimer about the lead is no big deal to me. Many people in my class are extremely interested in one of their own.
 Defective design June 25, 2005
15 out of 19 found this review helpful
The lead from the power supply to the computer is defectively designed such that the wires at the supply end disconnect themselves with repeated use (at the rubber piece that bends). They do not sell this item separately from the product as a whole so you will need to re-purchase the whole thing.
Their tech support is sufficiently slow that it took weeks for me to even discover this information (We traded 12 emails back and forth on this issue) and I had to buy an OEM supply to work my computer in the interim. Finally they agreed to replace the lead under warranty, just in time to not help at all.
lifespan: 4 months
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