Do you need CD/DVD drive on your laptop? If not (or just "almost never"), just replace it in the media bay by a second HDD. I'm running similar configuration to that you are trying to achieve, on a Thinkpad T400s - upgraded to 8GB RAM and 500GB HDD in media bay. It came with 128GB internal SSD and features an eSATA port in case you need a third disk:-) All that weighs less than 1.8kg, but if you don't mind about the weight, I believe you can get similar configuration for much less than those 2000EUR I paid, a lot of laptops can support 8GB and have a media bay. Vit -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l