IBM T20 series - what's the 2in rubber bar on top of the lcd screen?

[Alex08]

like the message title states, what does it do?

I took off the rubber protection thing, and found circuitry like you would find on a cellphone(recharge area).

thanks,
Alex

also, how long should I be expecting a T22 battery to last? right now mine is barely holding a 1hr charge using the wireless pcmcia card. im thinking of purchasing one or a couple from ebay.

 

[jojiboy]

On my T21 that rubber cover you're talking about is covering the place where you can connect a webcam. As far as the battery, I'm still on the original one and I'm lucky to get an hour and a half on a full charge.

 

[Alex08]

ahhh mucho gracias.

thanks

 

[WackyDan]

You can put a camera/webcam thingy, a bluetooth module, a CF reader there. Not sure on how available any of those are anymore. The connector is non-spec USB.

 

[Alex08]

just for kicks, i got an IBM ultraport webcam from ebay that's suppose to use that 2inch slot on top.

 

[WackyDan]

Originally posted by: Alex08
just for kicks, i got an IBM ultraport webcam from ebay that's suppose to use that 2inch slot on top.

Yup..that's the one....how much it cost you?

 

[Alex08]

$55 but when i look how much retail stores and msrp is, i thought it was quite a deal since retail is well over $110-120.

 

[wifi4lyfe]

lol oops wrong thread....