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    ultrabay drive and ease of use

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by acadaca, Oct 18, 2009.

  1. acadaca

    acadaca Notebook Enthusiast

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    How easy is it to use the Ultrabay Slim drive on a T500? Is it feasible to frequently swap component without too much frustration? I am thinking about using it as a hard drive and an optical drive.
     
    acadaca, Oct 18, 2009
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  2. Lew

    Lew Notebook Deity

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    Assuming T500 works like T400 in this respect it's pretty easy and it's certainly feasible.

    I find I rarely need or use the optical drive so it's even less of an issue.
     
    Lew, Oct 18, 2009
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  3. ZaZ

    ZaZ Super Model Super Moderator

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    They have software called EasyEject which allows you to hot-swap the devices.
     
    ZaZ, Oct 18, 2009
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  4. MidnightSun

    MidnightSun Emodicon

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    You can very easily and quickly swap out any devices in the UltraBay on the T500.
     
    MidnightSun, Oct 19, 2009
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    lead_org Purveyor of Truth

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    ultrabay makes life so much easier for us pro-sumers...
     
    lead_org, Oct 19, 2009
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    Patrick Formerly beat spamers with stiks

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    It takes me about 10 seconds to swap them, since I will wait for a few seconds before pulling out whatever is in the ultrabay after sliding the switch that pops out the release lever, since it also tells windows the drive is about to be unmounted.
     
    Patrick, Oct 19, 2009
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