IBM ThinkPad 560

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

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

Models[]

560 560E 560X 560Z
CPU Pentium 100, 120, 133MHz Pentium 150, 166MHz Pentium 200, 233MHz MMX Pentium II Mobile 233, 300MHz
HDD 2.1GB 2.1GB 2.1, 4GB 4. 6.4GB
RAM 8MB, mx. 40 MB 60 ns, non-parity, 3.3 volt, 144Pin EDO 16 MB, max. 80 MB 70 ns, non-parity, 3.3 volt, 144Pin EDO 32MB, max. 96 MB 60 ns, non-parity, 3.3 volt, 144Pin EDO 32 MB, max. 96 MB /64 MB, max. 128 MB 60 ns, non-parity, 3.3 volt, 144Pin EDO
Graphics Trident Cyber9382, 1 MB RAM, PCI NeoMagic MagicGraph128XD, 2 MB RAM, PCI
Display 11.3" Dual Scan SVGA 256 Farben /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 16Mio. 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[]

A review by ZDNet considered the notebook a good desktop replacement if it was combined with a port replicator.[4] It won the iF Product Design Award in 1997 for the product discipline.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ Venezia, Carol. "The X Factor". PC Mag.
  2. ^ Tweney, Dylan. "Bright, thin, and ligth, ThinkPad 560 is a real notebook". InfoWorld.
  3. ^ June 2017, Kevin Lee 21. "Looking back at the 25 year history of ThinkPad". TechRadar. Retrieved 2021-06-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ Dvorak, John. "All hail ThinkPad 560X". ZDNet. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
  5. ^ "IBM ThinkPad 560". International Forum Design. Retrieved 2021-05-13.

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