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    Plastic insert for CD-ROM bay?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by rxblitzrx, Sep 20, 2008.

  1. rxblitzrx

    rxblitzrx Notebook Evangelist

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    Hey Everyone,

    I never use my CD-ROM so I was wondering if IBM/Lenovo sells some sort of plastic insert I can stick in the UltraBay. This would save me about, oh ...0.4 lbs?

    Easily making my T400 the slimmest, sexiest black box on the block.
     
    rxblitzrx, Sep 20, 2008
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  2. Andy

    Andy Notebook Prophet

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    Andy, Sep 20, 2008
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    rxblitzrx Notebook Evangelist

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    Awesome. You know what though... after pulling out the CDROM, this thing weighs practically nothing. Probably easier to just leave it.
     
    rxblitzrx, Sep 20, 2008
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    You guys need to buy a 5 pound dumbell and work out your biceps for 10 minutes a day. Your ultra-portable should feel lighter the stronger you get ;) Then you don't need to strip it to make it lighter..
     
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    The above solution is mostly used to add an extra HDD, but it works out good if you don't need the ODD. And it'll be a bit hard to find that thing online. :)
     
    Andy, Sep 20, 2008
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