They are not as energy efficient as large tablets, but they offer almost all of the advantages of a laptop that many tablets do not provide (such as USB ports, a SIM-card slot for pictures, a comfortable keyboard, and a larger screen).Īnother advantage of using a Chromebook away from the electrical grid is their low price. They are small (screen sizes of 11-13 inches) and light so they can be easily thrown in your backpack. One of the main advantages of traveling with a Chromebook is their energy efficiency. Runtime per every Watt hour of capacity is in the same ballpark as a MacBook Air and a bit worse than a typical tablet (assuming the specs manufacturers runtime specs are accurate…feel free to adjust if you have first hand information on runtimes).Īdvantages of traveling with a Chromebook Our 17 Watt systems ( 17 Watt Kit) can provide over 90 minutes for every hour in the sun.įor reference to see how Chromebooks stack up against other laptops and tablets you may want to take with you, see the chart below. On a sunny day, any of our 10 Watt Systems ( Fuse 10W, Array) will provide about an hour of runtime for every hour in the sun. There are many Chromebooks on the market so we couldn’t do tests or provide specs for all of them, so feel free to use the table below as a reference for your own laptop to see how you’d expect it to perform. All our laptop charging systems are perfectly capable of powering your Chromebook while away from the electrical grid. Here we provide a basic outline of compatibility and what to expect when charging them from the sun. Most of them charge similar to laptops, but have the energy efficiency of a tablet. Chromebooks have become increasingly popular over the last few years and customers have been asking us about how to charge them from solar.

Solar powered keyboard charge time