I have two laptops from pcspecialist both Vortex 17". They use a huge brick adaptor which is heavy and bulky at 230W ! My 17" Sony Vaio uses a 70W adaptor which is half the size and weight of this one.
But I am not complaining about the size of the adaptor. I am complaining about the very short DC cable. It is too short to be of any practical use and we are obliged in almost every single situation to have the brick size adaptor on the same space as the laptop. For example it does not matter if the laptop is on the breakfast table, or on the dining room table, or on the desk - it does not matter where it is, this huge brick adaptor must be next to it, almost.
Ideally we would want the adaptor to be on the floor and this is how it is with all other laptops (the Vaio, the Acer etc) but not with the pcspecialist, the word "laptop" does not apply, because you must also lag around this huge power brick, only because some idiot somewhere has decided that the power cord must be less than 1m length...
Of course if the laptop lives on the desk and never moves, you tend to ignore the power brick right next to it, but once you start moving the laptop, it is a laptop after all, the 1m cable makes it so awkward. The connector is also an awkward 4-pin connector it so not as if you can simply get or make an extension for it.
Here is a vote for DC extension cables or better adaptors provided for free from pcspecialist.
But I am not complaining about the size of the adaptor. I am complaining about the very short DC cable. It is too short to be of any practical use and we are obliged in almost every single situation to have the brick size adaptor on the same space as the laptop. For example it does not matter if the laptop is on the breakfast table, or on the dining room table, or on the desk - it does not matter where it is, this huge brick adaptor must be next to it, almost.
Ideally we would want the adaptor to be on the floor and this is how it is with all other laptops (the Vaio, the Acer etc) but not with the pcspecialist, the word "laptop" does not apply, because you must also lag around this huge power brick, only because some idiot somewhere has decided that the power cord must be less than 1m length...
Of course if the laptop lives on the desk and never moves, you tend to ignore the power brick right next to it, but once you start moving the laptop, it is a laptop after all, the 1m cable makes it so awkward. The connector is also an awkward 4-pin connector it so not as if you can simply get or make an extension for it.
Here is a vote for DC extension cables or better adaptors provided for free from pcspecialist.
