Travel bezel on a t41p for lighter weight??

[sneakyazn]

Does anybody know the weight of the travel bezel that replaces an optical drive in the media slot? I was thinking about purchasing one but i dont know exactly how much weight it will actually save. Also, the t41p has a listed weight of 5.5lbs. is this because of the 9-cell battery completely? if i were to switch it down to the 6-cell, would it reduce the weight to the 4.9 that is stated for the other t41s? Thanks for any light you can shed on this.

[none]

Yes, it's the battery that makes it heavier. All their other differences don't really amount to any significant weight, I would say the battery has at least 90% of the difference. It's not a bad idea to have a 6-cell travel battery, just remember that you are going to have 1/3 less time to work unplugged.

I am not sure about the Ultrabay bazel difference... It made a little difference with my old T30, but it was also a bigger optical drive. Ultrabay Slim seems pretty light as it is

[sneakyazn]

Thanks for the comments. I think i read that the dvd/cdrw optical drive weighs about 0.76 pounds, but i could be wrong. if the bezel could shave off half a pound i would go for it just for portability. I am switching over from an x31 and would like to keep it as light as possible.

[Leon]

at least.....

[JaneL]

The travel bezel is about 3 pieces of plastic. Weighs about as much as one of Bill's feathers.

See https://www.compu-lock.com/tbezel.asp

[sneakyazn]

hmmm... do you think that if i were to use the plastic bezel in conjunction with a 6 cell battery, i could get the weight down to 4.25 pounds? or is that just crazy?