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Belfast Enterprise - Is there laptop power sockets?

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  • 30-04-2009 10:55pm
    #1
    danindublin
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    heading up in the morning, laptop is useless without a power supply - is there onboard power near seats?

    Thanks
    D


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    L1011
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    None that I have ever noticed, even in First+. The carriages predate common personal use and even pervasive business use of laptops.

    However, if you notch down the brightness (its well lit), turn off wifi and bluetooth most laptops will survey the length of the trip - assuming you've somewhere to charge it in Belfast!


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    danindublin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 230 ✭✭danindublin


    MYOB wrote: »
    None that I have ever noticed, even in First+. The carriages predate common personal use and even pervasive business use of laptops.

    However, if you notch down the brightness (its well lit), turn off wifi and bluetooth most laptops will survey the length of the trip - assuming you've somewhere to charge it in Belfast!

    Oh Bridget (my laptop) is beyond hope at this stage - she's about 4 years old and she barely lasts the trip home to tipp (1:20) and thats with 2 batteries (the original dell which was recalled which I only used for travelling and the one they sent out as a replacement). Might just plonk some movies on my ipod :) Thanks MYOB :D


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    Victor
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    There may be a power point at each end of the carriage that normally gets used for vacuum cleaners.


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    digital_d
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    Hi - The enterprise does not have power points at each seat. I think Victor is correct - there are a few scattered through the carridge - but from what I recall they are in the vestibules


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    Zippie84
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    I got delayed on enterprise for over an hour one day (what's new!) and really needed to use my laptop, but was told by the train manager that there's no sockets for it.


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    mmacaogain
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    I asked the train host and he told me they have a socket in the dining carriage. He took my laptop and brought it there to charge it for a while. Told me it would be locked. Seemed like a standard procedure.


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    dowlingm
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    The Enterprise sets are due a holiday in dry dock for their midlife update. One would hope that power points would be part of their refit.


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