Plugging In Your Laptop

The last time I flew, my laptop’s lithium ion battery was on it’s last legs, getting only about 30 minutes when fully charged. So rather than downloading a few episodes of 24 and enjoying my trip, I just closed my eyes and slept (sort of).

However, if it’d been a little more knowledgable, I might have selected a seat in advance that happened to have a power jack. For example, if you fly on one of Continental’s Boeing 767, you will have access to a power jack in rows 16-23. On their 777’s, however, you find row 16 powerless. Next time you have a long flight it’s worth checking out if you will have power or not. If it’s real long, it might even before worth arranging your flight around.