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]

Manufacturer	IBM
Release date	1996
Discontinued	1999
Website	pc.ibm.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 1996-11-21)

External videos
Thin, No Compromise ThinkPad 560 (1997) on YouTube (46 seconds)

Models

	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

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]