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| Manufacturer | IBM |
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| Release date | 1996 |
| Discontinued | 1999 |
| Website | pc.ibm.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 1996-11-21) |
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 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] [3] It has been argued that the ThinkPad 560 was the first ultraportable notebook. [4]
| 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 | |
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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