IBM ThinkPad 240
IBM ThinkPad 240 is an ultra-portable laptop computer designed and produced by IBM from June 1999 to 2001. It is one of the few ThinkPad 200 series models made available in America and was the smallest and lightest ThinkPad model produced to date. The 240 series was discontinued, and it (as well as the 570 series) was replaced with the ThinkPad X series in 2000.
 IBM Thinkpad 240X | |
| Manufacturer | IBM |
|---|---|
| Release date | June 1999 |
| Introductory price | USD$1999.00 (Thinkpad 240, 16 June 1999)[1] |
| Discontinued | 2001 |
| CPU | Intel Mobile Celeron 300, Pentium III |
| Memory | 64 MB RAM (maximum 320 MB) |
| Connectivity | VGA out, serial port, parallel port, IBM external drive port, CardBus, Mini PCI, USB 1.0 |
| Dimensions | 10.2 x 8.0 x 1.05" (260.0 x 202.0 x 26.6 mm) |
| Mass | 2.9 lb (1.3 kg) |
| Predecessor | IBM ThinkPad 760 |
| Successor | IBM ThinkPad X20 |
Features
The first 240 series models included the 300 MHz Mobile Celeron processor, 64 MB built-in RAM and one slot for memory expansion (maximum 320 MB). The laptop also was one of the first to feature the Mini PCI card slot. No built-in optical drive or diskette drive was included due to size limitations. External drive access was via a USB 1.0 port and/or the IBM external floppy drive connector. The unit shipped either with a standard 6 GB hard disk drive or with the 12 GB upgrade option.
All 240 series models feature a 10.4 TFT display, and the first models featured NeoMagic MagicGraph128XD graphics chips with 2 MB of video memory. The 240 is capable of displaying up to SVGA (800x600) on the TFT display, with XGA output available to an external monitor. All 240s also have audio controllers and VGA ports to connect to external display devices.
Models
| 240 | 240X | 240Z | i-Series 1124 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Celeron 300, 366 or 400 MHz | Celeron 450 MHz or Pentium III 500 MHz | Celeron 500 MHz or Pentium III 600 MHz | Celeron 450 MHz, Celeron 500 MHz or Pentium III 500 MHz |
| RAM | 96MB, max. 320MB SDRAM SODIMM (PC-66) | 64 MB (solderded) or 128 MB (soldered), 32MB, 64MB or 128MB SDRAM SODIMM (PC-100) | ||
| Graphics chip | Neomagic MagicGraph128XD with 2MB | SMI LynxEM+ with 2MB | SMI LynxEM+ with 2MB (SVGA-model) or SMI LynxEM4+ SM712 with 4MB (XGA-model) | |
| Display | 10.4" TFT Display with 800x600, max. 24-bit colordepth (SVGA) | 10.4" TFT Display with 800x600 (SVGA) or 1024x768 (XGA), max. 24-bit colordepth | ||
| Disksize | 6GB or 12GB | 12GB | 10GB or 20GB | |
| Operating system | Microsoft Windows 98 or NT 4.0 | Windows 2000 | ||
References
- "A Notebook That's Kind to Fingers". Bloomberg. 1999-06-28. Retrieved 2020-03-02.