Can I use a car power inverter to charge my laptop??

Question

Could I use this power inverter to power my laptop??

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=7153457&productCategoryId=abcat0208020&type=product&tab=7&id=1110266394770#productdetail

Answer 1

Not necessarily. That inverter produces a "modified sine wave".

The ac charger your laptop came with can be damaged by that.

A true sine wave inverter costs more but is safer.

Answer 2

Yeah!

I have one of my own.

It works just fine!.

The only thing is that electricity only runs through yoru car if the engines turned on.