I gave it five stars because it works extremely well. However, I would caution that if you are using it inside a car/suv that the cooling fan is noisy and can be heard over the normal volume of the vehicles audio system.
great product, handles loads I would have never expected!!!
on February 1, 2016
Posted by: jsmwork
from Columbus ga
Verified Purchase:Yes
I don't care for the non removable 12v plug. But this thing works great for the laptop and printer I run in my truck. I've run big work lights off of it that I never expected to work!!!!
This was on my "must have" list to prepare for my first road trip ever. I had peace of mind knowing it was on board and it saved me money since the car inverter enabled me to use devices I already had rather than purchasing duplicate 12v versions. I expect it to work a long time as have my other Tripp-Lite devices.
We have quite a few of these bad boys and they are very reliable and trust me we use them all day long 7 days a week. We had one go out once it was less than 30 days old but Tripp Lite took good care of us and sent us a new one with no questions asked! Excellent customer service and support.
I have used an older 120W Tripp Lite inverter to power my laptop while on the road for 10-12 years now, and it has performed flawlessly. Because of its reliability, when we purchased a new class C motorhome, I decided to upgrade to this PV375 Tripp Lite inverter to power my laptop, monitor, and printer, recharge cameras, phones, battery-powered tools, and to power anything else within the power limit. I hard-mounted the PV375 into a cabinet, and hard-wired it into the motorhome circuit breaker/fuse box/charger. (I also installed a second 12V RV start/deep cycle battery.) I have only used the inverter a few times so far, but one of those times was for 7 hours continuously when power to our neighborhood was shut off for maintenance, and this inverter has performed flawlessly. The fan in my inverter makes no more noise than the fan in the motorhome circuit breaker/fuse box/charger, which is not loud at all, and is not in the least bit objectionable. I am very satisfied with this inverter, and we just installed (hard-mounted and hard-wired) a PV375 in my kids' motorhome as well.
I purchased this inverter as an emergency item and will never use anything else. This was the best no matter what inverter. Small size and works great no matter what I threw at it. Ready to purchase another for 2nd vehicle