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Got a ultrabay battery for my T42, which means I'll probably be carrying my DVD drive around with me separately. I believe I should have a carrying bag for it... but the IT guys at work who provided the T42 didn't include it....

Any ideas where I can get one?

Thanks

While I haven't really looked yet, I am also looking for an Ultrabay Slim pouch of some sort for traveling with my Ultrabay Slim hard disk drive adapter. I would like something with sufficiently strong sides to protect it's contents.

The IBM carry pouches intended for carrying Ultrabay devices are often on eBay. You will need to be a little creative with searches for them... try "ThinkPad (bag, pouch, cover, case)" or something similar.... as there seems to be no standard terminology for them.

I've picked up several over time through this method, with the most recent 3 coming from a UK based seller (who doesn't seem to have any more unfortunately).

Cheers,

Bill

hi guys,

i searched like nothing a puch for my new ext slim dvd writer, and i know how painfull and loooong process could be.

so, i have one, came with ultrabayslim drive for my x40, but sold the drive and i still have the pouch.

now, if you send me the money for shiping is yours! dont use it and aint worht the hasle of puting it on ebay and so on.

so i leave in switzerland, check how much would be the shiping (www.post.ch has an english option as well) contact me and i will send it to you.

have a nice day,

dorin

bill bolton wrote:The IBM carry pouches intended for carrying Ultrabay devices are often on eBay.

Try searching for FRU 05K4562.

Regards,

James

Thanks Guys - found some cheap ones on e-bay. They weren't there yesterday, but I imagine I'm sorted now.

Amazing. Some audacious marketers are selling 05K4562's for up to US$35 "buy it now." Wow, that's some bag. Plays "Thus Spake Zarathustra" when you open it, perhaps.

For me, have an old IBM RS/6000 promo CD carrying case, holds 10 CDs. Rigid vinyl cover front and back, slightly padded, zippered on 3 sides. Basic black. Guess what? Cases like this, if you can remove the CD sleeves (these were in a sort of binder that slipped into each cover), make a superb carrying case. Very sturdy, durable, and just the right size.

Some pouches I've seen for USB floppies and such from IBM were not all that tough and rigid. If you're spending more than the cost of a flame-broiled Whopper, consider some of the hard CD cases out there, and removing the sleeves.