Dell power adapter

[Moscow Mule]

Does anyone know what kind of power sockets they have in planes? Is it 110V US-style, or 240V Europe style or what?

Which carrier? Which plane.

It'll more than likely be "European" as they are the most common.

I'm not sure I've ever seen a proper power socket in an airline seat - they normally have one of those poxy little adaptors.

BUT checking BA.com it seems they have started introducing 110V AC

[d000hg]

I'm actually flying American Airlines. So I guess the options are:

1)US mains power at 110V
2)Cigarette lighter socket.
3)The fancy version of 2), the name I forget. ECemp or something...

Obviously it's a big difference between 1 & 2, what I need to get to support it.

[d000hg]

Ah, I managed to scour AA.com and found they use cigarette style power outputs. And they even tell me which seats have power... so I changed my seat accordingly!

I see there are a lot of "universal laptop adapters" out there which let you plug into a cigarette lighter... you can select your output voltage and they come with a load of different plugs. But they vary from £14 - £140 and no doubt the size and weight are widely varying. So, has anyone got any recommendation for a decent one?

[ASB]

Ah, I managed to scour AA.com and found they use cigarette style power outputs. And they even tell me which seats have power... so I changed my seat accordingly!

I see there are a lot of "universal laptop adapters" out there which let you plug into a cigarette lighter... you can select your output voltage and they come with a load of different plugs. But they vary from £14 - £140 and no doubt the size and weight are widely varying. So, has anyone got any recommendation for a decent one?

I bought European and US power leads from dell for my inspiron. Cost about 6 quid each.

Outlet configuration can cause difficulties. I have yet to find any US or EU adapter which is satisfactory when plugged into an extension lead with only one spare outlet - mainly due to the width of a UK plug.