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 video
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
HDD2.1GB2.1GB2.1-4.0GB4.0-6.4GB
RAM8MB, max. 40 MB 60 ns, non-parity, 3.3 volt, 144Pin EDO16 MB, max. 80 MB 70 ns, non-parity, 3.3 volt, 144Pin EDO32MB, max. 96 MB 60 ns, non-parity, 3.3 volt, 144Pin EDO32 MB, max. 96 MB /64 MB, max. 128 MB 60 ns, non-parity, 3.3 volt, 144Pin 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]

References

  1. Venezia, Carol (16 December 1997). "The X Factor". PC Mag.
  2. Tweney, Dylan (July 1996). "Bright, thin, and light, ThinkPad 560 is a real notebook". InfoWorld.
  3. Manest, Stephen (June 11, 1996). "IBM's Thinkpad 560: A Laptop With Few Compromises". The New York Times. Retrieved 2023-03-24.
  4. June 2017, Kevin Lee 21 (21 June 2017). "Looking back at the 25 year history of ThinkPad". TechRadar. Retrieved 2021-06-05.
  5. "IBM ThinkPad 560". International Forum Design. Archived from the original on 2021-01-20. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
  6. Dvorak, John (1998-01-05). "All hail ThinkPad 560X". ZDNet. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
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