adapter compatability for my sony question

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On 8 Mar 2005 22:57:16 -0800, bruin70@mail.com wrote:

>just got off a chat with sony support. they were non commital about
>third party adapters, so i'm here to ask,,,,,,,
>
>how do i determine whether or not a third party adapter is compatable
>with my laptop? what numbers do i decifer to determine compatability?
>
>this is the power requirements of my sony laptop....68 watts
>max.....+10% (16v/ac100-240v) power


Uh, why not just get into eBay and buy a real Sony adapter?

Sonys have this funky sized plug, and unless it specifically says to
be compatible with the Sonys, yer wasting your time.