IBM ThinkPad 560

The IBM ThinkPad 560 is a notebook series from the ThinkPad line by IBM.[1][2][3] It has been argued that the ThinkPad 560 was the first ultraportable notebook.[4]

ManufacturerIBM
Introduced1996
Discontinued1999
External videos
video icon Thin, No Compromise ThinkPad 560 (1997) on YouTube (46 seconds)

Models

560560E560X560Z
CPUPentium 100, 120, 133MHzPentium 150, 166MHzPentium 200, 233MHz MMXPentium II Mobile 233, 300MHz
HDD2.1 GB2.1 GB2.1-4.0 GB4.0-6.4 GB
RAM8 MB, max. 40 MB 60 ns, non-parity, 3.3 volt, 144-pin EDO16 MB, max. 80 MB 70 ns, non-parity, 3.3 volt, 144-pin EDO32 MB, max. 96 MB 60 ns, non-parity, 3.3 volt, 144-pin EDO32 MB, max. 96 MB /64 MB, max. 128 MB 60 ns, non-parity, 3.3 volt, 144-pin EDO
GraphicsTrident Cyber9382, 1 MB RAM, PCINeoMagic MagicGraph128XD, 2 MB RAM, PCI
Display11.3" Dual Scan SVGA 256 colors /12.1" TFT SVGA 64k colors11.3" Dual Scan SVGA 64k colors /12.1" TFT SVGA 64k colors12.1" HPA SVGA 232k colors /12.1" TFT SVGA 262k colors12.1" TFT SVGA 16 million colors
Audio 16BitESS1688CS4237B
Dimensions297 x 222 x 31 mm
Weight1.86 - 1.87 kg1.9 kg1.88 - 1.89 kg

Reception

The laptop won the iF Product Design Award in 1997 for the product discipline.[5] A review by ZDNet considered the ThinkPad 560X a good desktop replacement if it was combined with a port replicator.[6]

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