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    Confused about Lenovo Ultrabay Slim drive

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by JAK, Jul 25, 2006.

  1. JAK

    JAK Notebook Enthusiast

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    I am looking at a Lenovo T60, and this is the optical drive:

    Optical device: 4X Max DVD Recordable ATAPI Ultrabay Slim drive (Standard)

    Does ultrabay slim drive mean the optical device is not on the notebook, but on some sort of dock? Does the T60 not have an optical drive built in to the machine? The pictures seem to show one.

    I am confused, any help would be appreciated.
     
    JAK, Jul 25, 2006
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  2. SkiBunny

    SkiBunny Notebook Deity

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    The optical drive is not part of the machine, per se. It slides into and out of the machine's modular bay. The modular bay can hold either this optical drive, or a hard drive, or use a second battery.
     
    SkiBunny, Jul 25, 2006
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    Nooorm Notebook Consultant

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    It's internal. As Skibunny explains above, the bay accommodates a variety of devices. It's a great Thinkpad feature. The battery let's you work longer unplugged, or you can slip in the optical, or another drive for more storage. They all hot swap.
     
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    ramian, Jul 26, 2006
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