IBM Thinkpad 380

IBM ThinkPad 380 was a notebook computer manufactured in 1997 by the IBM corporation as part of the ThinkPad laptop series.

Features

It shipped with Windows 95 but was capable of running Windows 3.11, Windows NT, OS/2 Warp, Windows 98 and Windows Me. There were two models, the ThinkPad 380(Lacking a CD-ROM) and the ThinkPad 380D Which could run wireless internet with older PC cards. The 380 came with an Intel Pentium processor running at 150 MHz with or whithout the optional MMX feature. With only 16 MB of base RAM included and a base hard drive only 1.08GB in size, Windows 3.11 was a better operating system choice for the base model, however with 32MB installed it could run Windows 95 properly.

The 380D model was produced alongside the original 380. Its features were, (apart from the D in 380D) for the most part, the same.

Models

The 380E model introduced several additional features, along with more optional features available. Along with the 16MB soldered onto the motherboard, (a feature carried from the original 380 model), a single slot accessible externally through a cover on the bottom could hold a memory card up to 64MB in size, allowing a maximum of 80MB to be installed. Other features included: an internal 56k modem option, and a choice between the base 150 MHz processor or a modestly improved 166 MHz processor, both of which now integrated the MMX technology from Intel as a stardard feature.

The 380ED model was virtually indentical to the 380E, but with the 166 MHz processor standard, a .3lb. increase in weight, an optional 2.5hr battery along with the model standard 2.0hr version, and a gradual increase in hard drive size from 2.1GB to 3.2GB, and then to 5.1GB (which became options for the older models).

The 380XD Model introduced the 233 MHz Pentium Processor with MMX Technology, and included 32MB on the motherboard instead of 16MB, increasing the memory limit to 96MB. It introduced features such as a USB port, the ability for the customer to replace the hard drive (something that was usually only doable by the factory in the older models), hard drive options from the base 3.2GB drive to 4GB or 6.4GB, the latter of which available only to the 380XD and 380Z (at least from the factory), and an optional 266 MHz processor upgrade.

The 380Z was the last model of the 380 series to be produced. It introduced the optional 300 MHz Pentium II mobile processor into the line, and included advance features such as a S.M.A.R.T. hard drive, a larger 13.3" TFT LCD screen with a maximum resolution of 1024x768 (compared to the dual-scan 800x600 maximum on the older models), ACPI support, and the integration higher quality stereo speakers with the addition of an internal sub-woofer, and its own port replicator that could only work with the 380Z.

All the models apart from the base 380 could run Windows 2000 exceptionally well, however, for it to run smoothly, the 380 would need to be configured with at least 64MB of RAM and a 2.0GB hard drive or larger.