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    T410 Ultrabay Battery?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by Prince_Phoenix, Feb 11, 2010.

  1. Prince_Phoenix

    Prince_Phoenix Notebook Consultant NBR Reviewer

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    I can't seem to find the ultrabay battery on the Lenovo website that is supposed to swap out for the DVD-drive.

    Justin
     
    Prince_Phoenix, Feb 11, 2010
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  2. MidnightSun

    MidnightSun Emodicon

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    I was under the impression that UltraBay battery support in the T410 and T510 were cut in favor of the additional slice battery (although the T410s will continue to support UltraBay batteries). I believe there was some post on one of the Thinkpad designer's blogs about this.
     
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  3. lead_org

    lead_org Purveyor of Truth

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    there is no support the ultrabay battery for the new generation of the Thinkpads apart from T410s.
     
    lead_org, Feb 11, 2010
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    zhenya00 Notebook Consultant

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    That seems very odd given that the other ultrabay accessories are compatible.
     
    zhenya00, Feb 11, 2010
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    wilse Notebook Evangelist

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    not odd at all
    the t410/510 ultrabays don't have battery connectors in them anymore, while they still have sata connectors
     
    wilse, Feb 11, 2010
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    zhenya00 Notebook Consultant

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    Right, obviously they removed the connectors; that's what's odd. I'd far rather add spare battery capacity in the CD bay which adds nominal weight filling an otherwise largely un-used void in the chassis rather than having to add 1.5lbs + extra thickness by using the slice.
     
    zhenya00, Feb 11, 2010
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  7. not.sure

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    I guess their reasoning is that with the move to having 9-cell as (quasi-)standard, the additional 3 cells in the bay don't really add much. And probably they didn't sell that many either.
     
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    lead_org Purveyor of Truth

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    the ultrabay battery costs around the same as a 9 cell battery, and it pales against the competitions which uses external battery packs.
     
    lead_org, Feb 11, 2010
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