IBM Thinkpad R51 Information
The IBM ThinkPad R51 is a laptop PC, released in 2004 when IBM was manufacturing the ThinkPad brand. Coincidentally, it made its debut a year before Lenovo acquired IBM's PC division, thus taking over ThinkPad manufacturing.
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Main Features
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Featuring a 14.1-inch TFT active matrix screen, the ThinkPad R51 came with an Intel Mobile Pentium or Celeron processor, a maximum system memory capacity of 2 gigabytes (GB), a maximum hard drive storage of 80 GB and an optical drive for burning and/or playing CDs and DVDs. It also had an integrated Intel Extreme Graphics 2 video/graphics controller, a 56K modem and wireless networking.
Design and Marketing
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IBM designed and marketed the ThinkPad R51 as a computer ideal for small business or office use. It based the laptop on the Microsoft Windows XP Professional operating system.
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Reception
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Reviewers did not find the ThinkPad R51 especially utilitarian in design, with little or no frills. However, they generally agreed that it was a good choice for moderate portable computing, citing attributes such as its comparative lightness, long battery life and user-friendly keyboard.
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