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>Hi guys... I'm searching for a friend this time. He doesn't actaully >have a ThinkPad, but I thought I'd ask for advice here anyhow since >some of you might know... He does lots of international travel and >is looking for a CDROM drive. Ones like the Panasonic (that I have) >require a separate power connection which would mean in addition to >the drive you have to take the CD's power unit (plugin transformer), >plus a second power transformer/adapter for the foreign power (one >for the laptop, one for the drive). > >What he really needs is a CDROM drive that's powered from the PCMCIA >slot. I've seen them - somewhere, but can't remember where or who the >manufacturer was. Does anyone have any suggestions?? > >Thanks in advance... >Lee Stewart > PC Week article announcing the 560 mentions a unit due out from IBM next month. According to the article, "it uses standard off-the-shelf batteries [and] will not drain precious power off the main battery."