Old ThinkPad Niches

Overview

This page gives an overview of some old, but useful features or traits that were only available in the older models. The models listed below are the latest models to contain a certain feature/trait that some might see as desirable or useful enough to warrant a trade-off in performance or security.

Models with a 4:3 display panel

• T61, T61p, X61, X61s, X61 Tablet, R61, R61i

Models with a 16:10 display panel

• W701, W701ds, T410, T410i, T410s, T410si, X201, X201i, X201s, X201si, X201 Tablet, X201i Tablet

Models with a 6-row non-chiclet keyboard

• L420, L421, L520

Models with a 7-row non-chiclet keyboard

• W520, T420, T420i, T420s, T420si, T520, T520i, X220, X220i, X220 Tablet, X220i Tablet, Template:ThinkPad 25

Models with a 7-row non-chiclet keyboard without the vertically elongated Escape and Delete key

• W701, W701ds, X201, X201i, X201s, X201si, X201 Tablet, X201i Tablet

Models with a 7-row non-chiclet keyboard without the Windows Keys and the vertically elongated Escape+Delete key

• T43, T43p, X41, X41 Tablet, R52, G50

Models with a TrackPoint but without the UltraNav

• X201, X201i, X201s, X201si

Models with a ThinkLight

• W530, T430, T430i, T430s, T430si, T530, T530i, X230, X230i

Models with a headphone port and a microphone port

• W701, W701ds, X201, X201i, X201s, X201si, X201 Tablet, X201i Tablet

Models with a stereo-line in port

• X32

Models with a working stereo mix function

• T60, T60p, R60, R60e, R60i, X60, X60s, X60 Tablet, G50, Z61t, Z61e, Z61m, Z61p

Models with an UltraPort

• A31p, T23, X24

Models with an Ultrabay

• Template:P71, Template:L570

Models with an IrDA transceiver

• T60, T60p, X60, X60s, X60 Tablet, R60, Z61t, Z61m, Z61p

Models with an RJ-11 modem port

• W520, T520, T520i, T420, T420i

Models with a Serial Port

• A31, A31p, T30, T60¹, T60p¹, T61¹, T61p¹

Models with a Parallel Port

• T43, T43p, T60¹, T60p¹, T61¹, T61p¹, R52, G50

Models with a PS/2 Port

• G50

Models with a VGA Port

• Template:L470, Template:L570, Template:E570

Models with a dual-link DVI-D port

• W701, W701ds

Models with a Firewire Port

• W530, T530, T530i

Models with an eSATAp port

• W520, T420, T420i, T520, T520i, L420, L421, L520

Models with a PCMCIA slot

• 230CS, 385ED, 560E, 760LD, 860

Models with a CardBus slot

• W500, W700, W700ds, T400, T500, R400, R500

Models with an ExpressCard slot

• Template:P71, Template:L570

Models with Power Bridge

• Template:P52s, T480, T580

Models without the Intel Management Engine

• T60, T60p, X60, X60s, X60 Tablet, R60, R60e, R60i, G50, Z61t, Z61e, Z61m, Z61p

Models without the AMD Platform Security Processor

• Edge E445, Edge E545

External Sources

• Mailing list discussion

FOOTNOTES [Δ]

1. This model requires the Ultrabay Slim Serial/Parallel Port Adapter.