Can you swap bay devices?

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JonathanGennick · #1 Post by **JonathanGennick** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 9:16 am

It's interesting to me that one must choose up front whether one wants a DVD drive or a battery in the bay. Is that choice then forever? Or is it possible to buy both a battery and a DVD drive, and to swap them in and out as needed?

#2 Post by **erik** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 10:14 am

i just looked at the X300 HMM and the keyboard must be removed to access a release clip securing the optical drive. therefore, while the bay device is removable, there are no provisions to do it on-the-fly like you can with other thinkpad models.

edit: updated post and fixed typo

Dead1nside · #3 Post by **Dead1nside** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 3:30 pm

Does the bay battery's power get used up before the main battery still? Major flaw.

moore101 · #4 Post by **moore101** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 2:46 pm

On my X300 the DVD will pull out once one screw that also holds the keyboard in has been removed. There are two screws total to remove the keyboard.

beq · #5 Post by **beq** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 10:04 pm

What's the justification for not allowing on-the-fly bay swaps, I wonder?

duffy · #6 Post by **duffy** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 10:07 pm

beq wrote:What's the justification for not allowing on-the-fly bay swaps, I wonder?

Weight and space savings. Not using a release/ejection mechanism saves both.

JonathanGennick · #7 Post by **JonathanGennick** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 3:40 pm

Thanks for the good info. I can live without on-the-fly switching. What had bothered me was the prospect of making an irrevocable choice when making my initial purchase. So long as I can buy a battery-model first and swap in a DVD drive down the road, or vice-versa, I'm content.

It's probably all moot anyway. No matter how I look at things, the fundage doesn't seem to be there. I am leaning heavily towards a T61 instead.

Can you swap bay devices?

Can you swap bay devices?

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