Its true that you can plug your car into your home outlet to charge the battery but it is very time consuming and you would have to schedule your battery drainage on the occassion when you are near an outlet. Jumper cables are on the otherhand quick. As far as having the receptacle on...
http://www.amazon.com/C2G-Cables-Go...F8&qid=1357834380&sr=8-5&keywords=ide+adapter b2009, Jan 10, 2013 #3 sach2 Major Geek Extraordinaire I didn't realize IDE laptop HD needed an adapter. Thanks. It should be an easy connection. IDE cables have two connectors closer...