IBM ThinkPad TransNote

The IBM ThinkPad TransNote is a notebook computer by IBM.

IBM ThinkPad TransNote
ManufacturerIBM

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]

Folded TransNote with opened cover

The battery pack uses flat Samsung 103450 cells.[3]

Reception

Computerworld called it a "failed design" because it tried to blend a large 3M digitized pad 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]

Awards

The TransNote won a Gold iF Product Design Award in 2002 in the product discipline.[7] The TransNote was the winner in the PC category of the PC Magazine Awards for Technical Excellence in 2001.

Further developments

IBM announced the discontinuation of the TransNote in February 2002, intending to discontinue it at the end of the year.[8]

References
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  3. "Fail Of The Week: Battery Packin'". Hackaday. 2014-09-25. Retrieved 2021-04-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. Enderle, Rob (2019-05-20). "Lenovo Accelerate: The coming disruptive evolution/evolution of the laptop". Computerworld. Retrieved 2021-04-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. Rajguru, Sunil (2001-07-11). "IBM ThinkPad TransNote: Notebook-cum-digital Notepad". PCQuest. Retrieved 2021-04-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. Forrest, Conner (April 14, 2016). "Laptop innovation: A history of unique and bizarre breakthroughs". TechRepublic. p. 23. Retrieved 2021-04-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. "IBM ThinkPad TransNote". International Forum Design. Retrieved 2021-04-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. Spooner, John G. "IBM erases pen-based notebook". ZDNet. Retrieved 2021-04-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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