Your new portable computer will come with a standard USB cable charger or you can purchase an iPad charger that comes as a docking station or that is for use in your car. The car adapter will come in handy if you spend a lot of commute time and you play music from your device as your travel. Some of the adapters will allow you to sync with the car stereo speakers for enhanced sound. If you purchase a docking station you will find there are a lot of uses for it besides just charging. You can plug in your computer to the docking station and use it while it is regaining battery power. It will take longer to restore power if you are using the computer during charge time.
You can also leave the portable computer docked and sync with your television to watch video on the big screen or sync with your home stereo unit for a high quality sound. The standard charger that comes with the unit will have a port for your portable computer and one that you can plug into the electric outlet. Some of the cables will take an adapter that will allow you to charge when it is plugged into your home computer and you are uploading or downloading video, music, or pictures. Keep in mind that you should never store pictures, video, and music on your portable unit for extended time or in great quantity because it will cause your battery life to diminish.
The internal battery on the portable computer is designed to run approximately ten hours under normal use. If you run a video you may find that the life is shorter. These take a lot of energy from the battery. If the video is viewed in the car by the children the car adapter can allow the video to run and charge at the same time. Using the camera and storing pictures in a large quantity will cause the energy to drain faster than normal use. For any charger that you purchase you will have to ensure that it has enough power to charge your unit. Plug it in and look on the icon on the computer screen to see if it indicates that charging is taking place. The iPad charger you use will need to be convenient and allow you to use the computer if necessary while charging.
