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

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560 560E 560X 560Z
CPU Pentium 100, 120, 133MHz Pentium 150, 166MHz Pentium 200, 233MHz MMX Pentium II Mobile 233, 300MHz
HDD 2.1 GB 2.1 GB 2.1-4.0 GB 4.0-6.4 GB
RAM 8 MB, max. 40 MB 60 ns, non-parity, 3.3 volt, 144-pin EDO 16 MB, max. 80 MB 70 ns, non-parity, 3.3 volt, 144-pin EDO 32 MB, max. 96 MB 60 ns, non-parity, 3.3 volt, 144-pin EDO 32 MB, max. 96 MB /64 MB, max. 128 MB 60 ns, non-parity, 3.3 volt, 144-pin EDO
Graphics Trident Cyber9382, 1 MB RAM, PCI NeoMagic MagicGraph128XD, 2 MB RAM, PCI
Display 11.3" Dual Scan SVGA 256 colors /12.1" TFT SVGA 64k colors 11.3" Dual Scan SVGA 64k colors /12.1" TFT SVGA 64k colors 12.1" HPA SVGA 232k colors /12.1" TFT SVGA 262k colors 12.1" TFT SVGA 16 million colors
Audio 16Bit ESS1688 CS4237B
Dimensions 297 x 222 x 31 mm
Weight 1.86 - 1.87 kg 1.9 kg 1.88 - 1.89 kg

Reception

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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

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  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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  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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