[ltp] save energy --> remove dvd drive?

[James Knott]

Macskasi Csaba wrote:
> Hi list!
>
> Yesterday a friend of mine gave me the advice to remove the dvd drive
> while running from battery. Can I save a significant amount of energy
> by that?
> Any opinions?
> I have a R50e which means that there is no ultrabay. However, I can
> remove the device w/h causing a crash.

While there may be some very small amount saved, a DVD drive draws
significant amounts of power only when it's spinning.