>> I'm just curios as to whether a solar panel that size can generate 
>> enough current to be useful, that's all.
> 
> About 100W / m^2 *roughly* from what I remember.  My (big) laptop is 
> 0.1m^2, so 10W.  Enough to charge it slowly (my AC adapter is 90W IIRC).
> 
> But you would have to leave it in direct sunlight, don't most laptop 
> specs say not to leave it in direct sunlight?

...so in other words, *no*.

In fact, my old laptop idles at 20W, which is *still* too much. At best, 
the solar panel would double the battery life. (If it weren't for the 
minor detail that the battery is cluser-****ed anyway...)

Then again, with that old laptop, I start wondering if you could use it 
to run a small steam engine connected to a generater. The thing gets hot 
enough! :-P

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