Post #2004970
2026-05-03 10:05 UTC
Was about to say. I can't help but feel like it'd be easier to put solar cells on the back of the laptop and let them charge its normal battery.
I don't think a solar array the size of the back of a laptop screen would be enough to run it, but it'd definitely be enough to charge it.
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@Grail@multiverse.soulism.net 2026-05-03 12:13
Nice profile picture, and by the way, I’m not on an airplane
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@anomnom@sh.itjust.works 2026-05-04 04:38
For an old power hungry laptop, you’d probably want a 100w panel. They’re about 1x0.5 meters. And realistically they put out 75-80w most of the day. But none at night, when everyone wants to hear a chainsaw idling next door.