Weight advantage to removing optical drive?

If weight/size are important, sell off older MacBooks and MBPs while they are still work something and get Retina 13" or 15". If the budget does not allow for a rMBP, get a top of the line MBA.
 
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The weight isn't much but if you dont use it, it might be worth it. Its like carrying an iPhone 4S inside of your MacBook :) and like they said above if you take it out it voids the warranty but as long as you dont break any cables and put the drive back in apple wont be able to tell :)
 
Ruahrc said:
A bit silly perhaps, but I was curious if anyone has ever considered removing the optical drive on their MBP in order to save weight. If you do not use it, and don't need to attach a 2nd HD inside, can you not just simply remove it and make your MBP lighter?

I looked around for some specs on the internal drive but could not find how much it weighed. Anyone know?

The gains would be minimal but hey every little bit helps right? I mean if it's a couple hundred grams that's almost half a pound.

Ruahrc
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We're talking roughly 40 grams here. Or, if you still use the retarded imperial system, roughly 1.5oz.

If you notice 1.5oz in your daily life, you seriously need to get a gym membership, that's just sad.
 
Lenovo Yoga pro

The lenovo yoga 3 pro is only 2.6 pounds while the mac air is 2.9 pounds. The yoga 3 pro also has a hinge on the back to rotate the screen 360 degrees. The yoga 3 pro is 13mm vs 17mm and it is touch screen.
 
This is a macbook pro thread

mitchell li said:
The lenovo yoga 3 pro is only 2.6 pounds while the mac air is 2.9 pounds. The yoga 3 pro also has a hinge on the back to rotate the screen 360 degrees. The yoga 3 pro is 13mm vs 17mm and it is touch screen.
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This has no relevance to either the topic at hand or the thread.
 
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