Can you purchase the Slim DVD of x300/x301 on its own?

[itzcoolz]

Just curious, if i were to configure an x301 without the DVD drive, would I be able to add in the internal DVD drive at a later time? I would think so, but i can't seem to find a product page for it on Lenovo's accessory page. Any thoughts?

[smidgley]

Yes, the drive is available, the part number is 42T2509.

I had thought of buying the X300 I have without the DVD-RW drive but it was much less expensive to just have it included in the original purchase.

[demesne]

I've also seen the bare drive (I believe it's made by panasonic) on sale on eBay, although the ones there don't come with the Thinkpad bezel.

I ordered my X301 without a DVD drive, and I simply bought a $20 external enclosure for my old DVDRW from an X3 Ultrabase. It works for me, since I don't use the optical drive that much, plus the DVDRW I have supports dual layer burning as well, whereas the one that comes with the X300 and X301 doesn't.