ThinkPad TransNote
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The IBM ThinkPad TransNote is a notebook computer by IBM.
Features
The TransNote consists of a leather-like folio case which contains a computer on one side and a paper notebook on the other side.[1]
Specifications
It has a 600MHz Pentium III, 10GiB HDD, CompactFlash dock and a PC Card slot.[2]
The battery pack uses flat Samsung 103450 cells.[3]
Reception
The TransNote was the winner in the PC category of the PC Magazine Awards for Technical Excellence in 2001. Computerworld called it a "failed design" because it tried to blend a large 3M digitized pad with a with a tiny underpowered laptop in the same product.[4] PCQuest viewed it as an attractive choice for people who travel a lot.[5] TechRepublic called it one of the 25 "unique and bizarre breakthroughs" in laptop innovation.[6] The TransNote won a Gold iF Product Design Award in 2002 in the product discipline.[7]
References
- ^ "Pen Computing Magazine: IBM ThinkPad TransNote". Pen Computing Magazine. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "ThinkPad TransNote | WIRED". WIRED. 2016-12-21. Archived from the original on Dec 21, 2016. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
- ^ By (2014-09-25). "Fail Of The Week: Battery Packin'". Hackaday. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Enderle, Rob (2019-05-20). "Lenovo Accelerate: The coming disruptive evolution/evolution of the laptop". Computerworld. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
- ^ Rajguru, Sunil (2001-07-11). "IBM ThinkPad TransNote: Notebook-cum-digital Notepad". PCQuest. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
- ^ April 14, Conner Forrest ·; 2016; connerforrest, 12:44 PM PST ·. "Laptop innovation: A history of unique and bizarre breakthroughs - Page 23". TechRepublic. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
{{cite web}}:|last2=has numeric name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "IBM ThinkPad TransNote". iF WORLD DESIGN GUIDE. Retrieved 2021-04-16.