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Wanna make my S360 lighter.

post #1 of 9
9/13/05 at 10:26pm
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The light weight of the S360 is fabulous, let me just say that first. I could hardly ask for a more convenient laptop as powerful as this one is. I would've gotten a lighter one though if I didn't need the feature set of the S360 so much. So I was wondering does anyone use "lightweight batteries" ... or maybe replace other components ... to shave off just a few ounces?? The thing weighs 4.1 lbs but I think it would be great if I could get it down to even just 3.8 or something. (I think it weighs 3.3 with the battery OUT, which is just a joy to hold when I take it out while it's plugged in) Just a college student here who carries his laptop around EVERYWHERE and can't wait until 2008 when laptops of this power weigh a pound or less ... heheh ... (it will happen!!)
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post #2 of 9
9/14/05 at 12:46am
Nope no way of saving any more weight. Sony already pushed the weight down as much as possible. magnesium lcd lid n chassis; intergrated cd/dvd; aluminum cooling solution(copper/aluminum would have been a better choice);motherboard have onboard 9700 and so on.
Battery wise theres only 2 batteries for it, the one it comes with and the extended one which is about .25lb more
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post #3 of 9
9/14/05 at 2:05am
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Originally Posted by rabbitwhite
The light weight of the S360 is fabulous, let me just say that first. I could hardly ask for a more convenient laptop as powerful as this one is. I would've gotten a lighter one though if I didn't need the feature set of the S360 so much. So I was wondering does anyone use "lightweight batteries" ... or maybe replace other components ... to shave off just a few ounces?? The thing weighs 4.1 lbs but I think it would be great if I could get it down to even just 3.8 or something. (I think it weighs 3.3 with the battery OUT, which is just a joy to hold when I take it out while it's plugged in) Just a college student here who carries his laptop around EVERYWHERE and can't wait until 2008 when laptops of this power weigh a pound or less ... heheh ... (it will happen!!)
Take out the cpu heatsink. It's worthless paperweight.
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post #4 of 9
9/14/05 at 5:33pm
Take the battery out, and run it just on AC power. That's about all you can do with a laptop that doens't have removable drive bays. Everything in the S360 is kind of important... I don't think Sony engineers put them there just for sheets and giggles.
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post #5 of 9
9/14/05 at 5:39pm
go work out
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post #6 of 9
9/14/05 at 7:18pm
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Originally Posted by HerbieC
go work out
that would work too. Add a 10 lb weight into your backpack. After a month, you'll appreciate just how light this thing is.
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post #7 of 9
9/14/05 at 7:53pm
Cut out lightening holes in the lid....lol
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post #8 of 9
10/7/05 at 8:16pm
Hehe we can walk together and you can carry my Dell XPS2 + power *brick* while I carry your Sony. It'll feel like a feather in about 2 minutes or so...
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post #9 of 9
10/11/05 at 9:01am
yeah, try carrying around a dell 9300 or xps for a while. you'll cry.
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