On Fri, 17 Nov 2006 00:49:12 GMT, decaturtxcowboy
<nope_none_@nowayspam.com> wrote in
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>John Navas wrote:
>> On Thu, 16 Nov 2006 11:17:54 -0700, Todd Allcock
>>> I'm not saying he's necessarily wrong, I just found it ironic that John
>>> completely poo-pooed an established (albeit imperfect) existing
>>> technology like solar power, while promoting a so-far theoretical one in
>>> the same thread.
>>
>> To be clear, I was just pointing out that the energy density of solar
>> panels is too low to make them practical for powering a laptop computer.
>> And of course the cost is prohibitive.
>
>Nonsense, I use solar power often when out in the field for extended
>periods. Cost effectiveness isn't an issue when there aren't other
>viable power sources.

There are of course other viable power sources.
<http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330050722236>
Way less expensive than an RV-type solar system.
Way more powerful.

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