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macOS - Notebook Hardware
Is it worth removing the optical drive to make the computer lighter?
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<blockquote data-quote="pigoo3" data-source="post: 1799895" data-attributes="member: 56379"><p>As others have mentioned...removing the optical drive probably won't be that noticeable from a weight perspective. If you find you don't need the optical drive...you could move the current HD to the optical drive bay...and install an SSD where the internal HD currently is (usually for most folks...more storage is better).<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>Or you could do a combination of removing the optical drive...and replacing the current HD for an SSD...leave the optical drive bay empty...resulting in a little additional weight removed beyond just the optical drive.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>- Nick</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pigoo3, post: 1799895, member: 56379"] As others have mentioned...removing the optical drive probably won't be that noticeable from a weight perspective. If you find you don't need the optical drive...you could move the current HD to the optical drive bay...and install an SSD where the internal HD currently is (usually for most folks...more storage is better).:) Or you could do a combination of removing the optical drive...and replacing the current HD for an SSD...leave the optical drive bay empty...resulting in a little additional weight removed beyond just the optical drive.:) - Nick [/QUOTE]
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