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| [[:Category:iSeries | ThinkPad iSeries]] || 1998 ||
 
| [[:Category:iSeries | ThinkPad iSeries]] || 1998 ||
 
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| [[:Category:570 | ThinkPad 570]] || 1999 || UltraPortable
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| [[:Category:570 | ThinkPad 570]] || 1999 || [[Image:Icon20_ultrabase.png | UltraBase]] UltraPortable
 
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| [[:Category:240 | ThinkPad 240]] || 1999 || SubNotebook
 
| [[:Category:240 | ThinkPad 240]] || 1999 || SubNotebook
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| [[:Category:600X | ThinkPad 600X]] || 2000 || enhanced version of 600E
 
| [[:Category:600X | ThinkPad 600X]] || 2000 || enhanced version of 600E
 
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| [[:Category:A20m | ThinkPad A20m]] || 2000 ||
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| [[:Category:A20m | ThinkPad A20m]] || 2000 || [[Image:Icon20_ultrabay2000.png | UltraBay 2000]]
 
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| [[:Category:A20p | ThinkPad A20p]] || 2000 ||
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| [[:Category:A20p | ThinkPad A20p]] || 2000 || [[Image:Icon20_ultrabay2000.png | UltraBay 2000]]
 
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| [[:Category:T20 | ThinkPad T20]] || 2000 ||
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| [[:Category:T20 | ThinkPad T20]] || 2000 || [[Image:Icon20_ultrabay2000.png | UltraBay 2000]]
 
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| [[:Category:X20 | ThinkPad X20]] || 2000 || UltraPortable
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| [[:Category:X20 | ThinkPad X20]] || 2000 || [[Image:Icon20_ultrabase.png | UltraBase]] UltraPortable
 
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| [[:Category:A21e | ThinkPad A21e]] || 2000 ||
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| [[:Category:A21e | ThinkPad A21e]] || 2000 || [[Image:Icon20_ultrabay2000.png | UltraBay 2000]]
 
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| [[:Category:A21m | ThinkPad A21m]] || 2000 ||
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| [[:Category:A21m | ThinkPad A21m]] || 2000 || [[Image:Icon20_ultrabay2000.png | UltraBay 2000]]
 
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| [[:Category:A21p | ThinkPad A21p]] || 2000 ||
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| [[:Category:A21p | ThinkPad A21p]] || 2000 || [[Image:Icon20_ultrabay2000.png | UltraBay 2000]]
 
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| [[:Category:T21 | ThinkPad T21]] || 2000 ||
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| [[:Category:T21 | ThinkPad T21]] || 2000 || [[Image:Icon20_ultrabay2000.png | UltraBay 2000]]
 
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| [[:Category:A22e | ThinkPad A22e]] || 2001 ||
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| [[:Category:A22e | ThinkPad A22e]] || 2001 || [[Image:Icon20_ultrabay2000.png | UltraBay 2000]]
 
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| [[:Category:A22m | ThinkPad A22m]] || 2001 ||
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| [[:Category:A22m | ThinkPad A22m]] || 2001 || [[Image:Icon20_ultrabay2000.png | UltraBay 2000]]
 
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| [[:Category:A22p | ThinkPad A22p]] || 2001 ||
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| [[:Category:A22p | ThinkPad A22p]] || 2001 || [[Image:Icon20_ultrabay2000.png | UltraBay 2000]]
 
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| [[:Category:T22 | ThinkPad T22]] || 2001 ||
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| [[:Category:T22 | ThinkPad T22]] || 2001 || [[Image:Icon20_ultrabay2000.png | UltraBay 2000]]
 
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| [[:Category:X21 | ThinkPad X21]] || 2001 || UltraPortable
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| [[:Category:X21 | ThinkPad X21]] || 2001 || [[Image:Icon20_ultrabase.png | UltraBase]] UltraPortable
 
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| [[:Category:TransNote | TransNote]] || 2001 || IBMs innovative approach on Human Interaction
 
| [[:Category:TransNote | TransNote]] || 2001 || IBMs innovative approach on Human Interaction
 
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| [[:Category:A30 | ThinkPad A30]] || 2001 ||
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| [[:Category:A30 | ThinkPad A30]] || 2001 || [[Image:Icon20_ultrabayplus.png | UltraBay Plus]] [[Image:Icon20_ultrabay2000.png | UltraBay 2000]]
 
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| [[:Category:A30p | ThinkPad A30p]] || 2001 ||
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| [[:Category:A30p | ThinkPad A30p]] || 2001 || [[Image:Icon20_ultrabayplus.png | UltraBay Plus]] [[Image:Icon20_ultrabay2000.png | UltraBay 2000]]
 
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| [[:Category:R30 | ThinkPad R30]] || 2001 ||
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| [[:Category:R30 | ThinkPad R30]] || 2001 || [[Image:Icon20_ultrabayplus.png | UltraBay Plus]]
 
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| [[:Category:T23 | ThinkPad T23]] || 2001 ||
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| [[:Category:T23 | ThinkPad T23]] || 2001 || [[Image:Icon20_ultrabayplus.png | UltraBay Plus]]
 
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| [[:Category:X22 | ThinkPad X22]] || 2001 || UltraPortable
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| [[:Category:X22 | ThinkPad X22]] || 2001 || [[Image:Icon20_ultrabase.png | UltraBase]] UltraPortable
 
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| [[:Category:R31 | ThinkPad R31]] || 2002 ||
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| [[:Category:R31 | ThinkPad R31]] || 2002 || [[Image:Icon20_ultrabayplus.png | UltraBay Plus]]
 
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| [[:Category:X23 | ThinkPad X23]] || 2002 || UltraPortable
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| [[:Category:X23 | ThinkPad X23]] || 2002 || [[Image:Icon20_ultrabase.png | UltraBase]] UltraPortable
 
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| [[:Category:A31 | ThinkPad A31]] || 2002 ||
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| [[:Category:A31 | ThinkPad A31]] || 2002 || [[Image:Icon20_ultrabayplus.png | UltraBay Plus]] [[Image:Icon20_ultrabay2000.png | UltraBay 2000]]
 
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| [[:Category:A31p | ThinkPad A31p]] || 2002 ||
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| [[:Category:A31p | ThinkPad A31p]] || 2002 || [[Image:Icon20_ultrabayplus.png | UltraBay Plus]] [[Image:Icon20_ultrabay2000.png | UltraBay 2000]]
 
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| [[:Category:R32 | ThinkPad R32]] || 2002 ||
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| [[:Category:R32 | ThinkPad R32]] || 2002 || [[Image:Icon20_ultrabayplus.png | UltraBay Plus]]
 
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| [[:Category:T30 | ThinkPad T30]] || 2002 ||
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| [[:Category:T30 | ThinkPad T30]] || 2002 || [[Image:Icon20_ultrabayplus.png | UltraBay Plus]]
 
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| [[:Category:X24 | ThinkPad X24]] || 2002 || UltraPortable
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| [[:Category:X24 | ThinkPad X24]] || 2002 || [[Image:Icon20_ultrabase.png | UltraBase]] UltraPortable
 
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| [[:Category:X30 | ThinkPad X30]] || 2002 || UltraPortable
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| [[:Category:X30 | ThinkPad X30]] || 2002 || [[Image:Icon20_ultrabase.png | UltraBase]] UltraPortable
 
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| [[:Category:R40 | ThinkPad R40]] || 2003 ||
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| [[:Category:R40 | ThinkPad R40]] || 2003 || [[Image:Icon20_ultrabayplus.png | UltraBay Plus]]
 
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| [[:Category:R40e | ThinkPad R40e]] || 2003 ||
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| [[:Category:R40e | ThinkPad R40e]] || 2003 || [[Image:Icon20_ultrabayplus.png | UltraBay Plus]]
 
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| [[:Category:T40 | ThinkPad T40]] || 2003 ||
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| [[:Category:T40 | ThinkPad T40]] || 2003 || [[Image:Icon20_ultrabayslim.png | UltraBay Slim]]
 
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| [[:Category:T40p | ThinkPad T40p]] || 2003 ||
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| [[:Category:T40p | ThinkPad T40p]] || 2003 || [[Image:Icon20_ultrabayslim.png | UltraBay Slim]]
 
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| [[:Category:X31 | ThinkPad X31]] || 2003 || UltraPortable
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| [[:Category:X31 | ThinkPad X31]] || 2003 || [[Image:Icon20_ultrabase.png | UltraBase]] UltraPortable
 
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| [[:Category:G40 | ThinkPad G40]] || 2003 ||
 
| [[:Category:G40 | ThinkPad G40]] || 2003 ||
 
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| [[:Category:R50 | ThinkPad R50]] || 2003 ||
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| [[:Category:R50 | ThinkPad R50]] || 2003 || [[Image:Icon20_ultrabayslim.png | UltraBay Slim]]
 
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| [[:Category:R50p | ThinkPad R50p]] || 2003 ||
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| [[:Category:R50p | ThinkPad R50p]] || 2003 || [[Image:Icon20_ultrabayslim.png | UltraBay Slim]]
 
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| [[:Category:T41 | ThinkPad T41]] || 2003 ||
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| [[:Category:T41 | ThinkPad T41]] || 2003 || [[Image:Icon20_ultrabayslim.png | UltraBay Slim]]
 
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| [[:Category:T41p | ThinkPad T41p]] || 2003 || [[Image:Icon20_ultrabayslim.png | UltraBay 2000 | UltraBay]] [[Image:Icon20_wlan.png]] [[Image:Icon20_bluetooth.png]] [[Image:Icon20_ultranav.png]]
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| [[:Category:T41p | ThinkPad T41p]] || 2003 || [[Image:Icon20_ultrabayslim.png | UltraBay Slim]] [[Image:Icon20_wlan.png | ]] [[Image:Icon20_bluetooth.png]] [[Image:Icon20_ultranav.png]]
 
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| [[:Category:R50e | ThinkPad R50e]] || 2004 ||
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| [[:Category:R50e | ThinkPad R50e]] || 2004 || [[Image:Icon20_ultrabayslim.png | UltraBay Slim]]
 
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| [[:Category:R51 | ThinkPad R51]] || 2004 ||
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| [[:Category:R51 | ThinkPad R51]] || 2004 || [[Image:Icon20_ultrabayslim.png | UltraBay Slim]]
 
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| [[:Category:T42 | ThinkPad T42]] || 2004 ||
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| [[:Category:T42 | ThinkPad T42]] || 2004 || [[Image:Icon20_ultrabayslim.png | UltraBay Slim]]
 
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| [[:Category:T42p | ThinkPadT42p]] || 2004 ||
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| [[:Category:T42p | ThinkPadT42p]] || 2004 || [[Image:Icon20_ultrabayslim.png | UltraBay Slim]] [[Image:Icon20_wlan.png | ]] [[Image:Icon20_bluetooth.png]] [[Image:Icon20_ultranav.png]]
 
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| [[:Category:X40 | ThinkPad X40]] || 2004 || UltraPortable
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| [[:Category:X40 | ThinkPad X40]] || 2004 || [[Image:Icon20_ultrabase.png | UltraBase]] UltraPortable
 
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[[Category:Models]]
 
[[Category:Models]]

Revision as of 17:02, 29 November 2004

Here is an (yet incomplete) overview of the history of IBM ThinkPad (and similar) mobile computers.

ThinkPads sorted by time of appearance
ThinkPad model release year special characteristics
ThinkPad 300 1992
ThinkPad 700 1992
ThinkPad 700C 1992
ThinkPad 700T 1992 TabletPC
ThinkPad 350 1993
ThinkPad 350C 1993
ThinkPad 500 1993
ThinkPad 710T 1993 TabletPC
ThinkPad 720 1993
ThinkPad 720C 1993
ThinkPad 750 1993
ThinkPad 360CS 1994
ThinkPad 360P 1994 TabletPC/Notebook-Morphable
ThinkPad 510CS 1994
ThinkPad 600 1994 probably the most popular ThinkPad so far
ThinkPad 730T 1994 TabletPC
ThinkPad 755 1994
ThinkPad 701 1995 SubNotebook w/ Bytterfly keyboard
ThinkPad 701C 1995 SubNotebook w/ Butterfly keyboard
ThinkPad 701CS 1995 SubNotebook w/ Butterfly keyboard
ThinkPad 730TE 1995 TabletPC, enhanced version of 730T
ThinkPad 755CX 1995
ThinkPad 755CD 1995
ThinkPad 755CV 1995
ThinkPad 820 1995 PowerPC driven
ThinkPad 850 1995 PowerPC driven
PC110 1995 PalmTop - the smallest and cutest "ThinkPad" ever, was sold in Japan only
ThinkPad 760 1996/1997
ThinkPad 365 1997
ThinkPad 380 1997/1998
ThinkPad 385D 1997
ThinkPad 765 1997
ThinkPad 560 1997 UltraPortable
ThinkPad 390 1998
ThinkPad 600E 1998 enhanced version of 600
ThinkPad 770 1998
ThinkPad iSeries 1998
ThinkPad 570 1999 UltraBase UltraPortable
ThinkPad 240 1999 SubNotebook
ThinkPad 600X 2000 enhanced version of 600E
ThinkPad A20m 2000 UltraBay 2000
ThinkPad A20p 2000 UltraBay 2000
ThinkPad T20 2000 UltraBay 2000
ThinkPad X20 2000 UltraBase UltraPortable
ThinkPad A21e 2000 UltraBay 2000
ThinkPad A21m 2000 UltraBay 2000
ThinkPad A21p 2000 UltraBay 2000
ThinkPad T21 2000 UltraBay 2000
ThinkPad A22e 2001 UltraBay 2000
ThinkPad A22m 2001 UltraBay 2000
ThinkPad A22p 2001 UltraBay 2000
ThinkPad T22 2001 UltraBay 2000
ThinkPad X21 2001 UltraBase UltraPortable
TransNote 2001 IBMs innovative approach on Human Interaction
ThinkPad A30 2001 UltraBay Plus UltraBay 2000
ThinkPad A30p 2001 UltraBay Plus UltraBay 2000
ThinkPad R30 2001 UltraBay Plus
ThinkPad T23 2001 UltraBay Plus
ThinkPad X22 2001 UltraBase UltraPortable
ThinkPad R31 2002 UltraBay Plus
ThinkPad X23 2002 UltraBase UltraPortable
ThinkPad A31 2002 UltraBay Plus UltraBay 2000
ThinkPad A31p 2002 UltraBay Plus UltraBay 2000
ThinkPad R32 2002 UltraBay Plus
ThinkPad T30 2002 UltraBay Plus
ThinkPad X24 2002 UltraBase UltraPortable
ThinkPad X30 2002 UltraBase UltraPortable
ThinkPad R40 2003 UltraBay Plus
ThinkPad R40e 2003 UltraBay Plus
ThinkPad T40 2003 UltraBay Slim
ThinkPad T40p 2003 UltraBay Slim
ThinkPad X31 2003 UltraBase UltraPortable
ThinkPad G40 2003
ThinkPad R50 2003 UltraBay Slim
ThinkPad R50p 2003 UltraBay Slim
ThinkPad T41 2003 UltraBay Slim
ThinkPad T41p 2003 UltraBay Slim Icon20 wlan.png Icon20 bluetooth.png Icon20 ultranav.png
ThinkPad R50e 2004 UltraBay Slim
ThinkPad R51 2004 UltraBay Slim
ThinkPad T42 2004 UltraBay Slim
ThinkPadT42p 2004 UltraBay Slim Icon20 wlan.png Icon20 bluetooth.png Icon20 ultranav.png
ThinkPad X40 2004 UltraBase UltraPortable