Laptop survey

Cyrix_2k · 11-09-06, 10:19 AM

This is for school so please answer it truthfully.

Do you find it an annoyance to plug in your laptop every day?

Would you like a wireless charging system?

If yes, how much would you be willing to pay for such a system?

Thanks! We're planning to build an inductive charging system into a desk so that a laptop will charge itself when placed directly on the desk, but we need to justify the product first

Maviryk · 11-09-06, 10:34 AM

No.

Yes.

$50.

I don't see why it has to be inductive. The laptop makers should just have laptop docks. Slide the laptop in like a cartridge.

Cyrix_2k · 11-09-06, 10:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Maviryk

No.

Yes.

$50.

I don't see why it has to be inductive. The laptop makers should just have laptop docks. Slide the laptop in like a cartridge.

It has to be something that hasn't been done before. Dock's currently exist and are model specific. With inductive charging, I can adapt any laptop to work with the desk. I also want the desk to look traditional, so I can't have a dock integrated into it. If anyone has any better ideas, I'd love to hear them! I do have to be able to actually prototype the device though.

David · 11-09-06, 11:02 AM

Moved to the Laptop section.

jivetrky · 11-09-06, 11:11 AM

Well, If I have to sit it on my desk to charge it anyway, how lazy would I be that I can't reach behind the 10" deep laptop and plug in the cable that is sitting right there?

Now if you can design something that will charge it while just walking around the house, that will be awesome. Of course I'd like it to not give my family cancer in the process.

matva · 11-09-06, 11:36 AM

yes, as a matter of fact i really dislike having to plug in my laptop. in fact, i hate it. power strips are usually located in hard to reach places (behind desks, underneath a mess of wires, etc). but a wireless charging system isn't going to change much as i still will have to plug something in.

i would probably pay $35 if it was well designed, small, and functional.

testuser3 · 11-09-06, 11:48 AM

wireless electricity :O

wow, thats just awsome

is something fails, we are all going to die

11-09-06, 10:19 AM	Thread Starter #1
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11-09-06, 10:34 AM	#2
Maviryk Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA	No. Yes. $50. I don't see why it has to be inductive. The laptop makers should just have laptop docks. Slide the laptop in like a cartridge.
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11-09-06, 11:02 AM	#4
David Forums Super Moderator Overclockers.com Lead Editor Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Hiding from Americans and making pretty colours in a drybox in St Andrews	Moved to the Laptop section. __________________ David J. Nelson MChem(Edin) PhD(Strath) AMRSC [Academia Profile] OC Forums Super Moderator // Overclockers.com Editor The Workhorse: [Lenovo W510] Intel Core i7-720QM / 8 GB DDR3 / nVidia Quadro FX880M / Crucial M4 256 GB SSD / Windows 7 The HTPC/Server: AMD Phenom X4 9650 / 6 GB DDR2 / nVidia 8300 / 5 TB of HDDs / Antec Solo II Case / Windows 7 The Gaming Rig: AMD Llano A6-3650 / 4 GB DDR3 / nVidia GTX260 / 2x 500 GB HDD in RAID0 / Antec Dark Fleet DF-85 Case / Windows 7 The Benchmarking Setup: Various LGA775 chips / Asus Rampage Formula / 2 GB OCZ 1066 MHz DDR2 / nVidia Quadro NVS 285 / 320 GB HDD / Windows 7 My research fellowship is eating all my time, so I may be slow to reply to emails and private messages.
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11-09-06, 11:11 AM	#5
jivetrky Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Lake Village, IN 46349	Well, If I have to sit it on my desk to charge it anyway, how lazy would I be that I can't reach behind the 10" deep laptop and plug in the cable that is sitting right there? Now if you can design something that will charge it while just walking around the house, that will be awesome. Of course I'd like it to not give my family cancer in the process. __________________ PLEASE MOVE YOUR CLASSIFIED AD TO SOLD ONCE IT HAS COMPLETED (Click here to learn how) 2x HTPCs / 3x Desktops / 1x 10TB UnRAID Server [--------------HEATWARE: jivetrky --------------\|-------------- GAMING NICK: jivetrky--------------] "With every upgrade I become less clever." -Socket eh?¯\(º_o)/¯
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11-09-06, 11:36 AM	#6
matva Registered Join Date: Nov 2006	yes, as a matter of fact i really dislike having to plug in my laptop. in fact, i hate it. power strips are usually located in hard to reach places (behind desks, underneath a mess of wires, etc). but a wireless charging system isn't going to change much as i still will have to plug something in. i would probably pay $35 if it was well designed, small, and functional.
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11-09-06, 11:48 AM	#7
testuser3 Registered Join Date: Feb 2006	wireless electricity :O wow, thats just awsome is something fails, we are all going to die
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