The Time IBM Sold ThinkPads It Didn't Make

The ThinkPad line of laptops usually brings to mind two names: IBM, and more recently, Lenovo. Let's take a look at a model that was manufactured by neither of them.

Sources:
ThinkPad i Series Technical Specs: http://psref.lenovo.com/syspool/Sys/PDF/withdrawnbook/tiwbook.pdf
12" screen photo: https://www.reddit.com/r/thinkpad/comments/9y6afu/ibm_thinkpad_iseries_type_2621
13" screen photo: https://letaoapp.com.tw/yahoojp/auctions/item.php?aID=x633163548
ThinkPad T30 photo: https://www.flickr.com/photos/66679426@N00/144791635
Acer PC manufacturing for IBM: https://www.cbronline.com/news/acer_may_manufacture_pcs_for_ibm
Aptiva E16 photos: https://www.recycledgoods.com/ibm-2137-aptiva-amd-k6-166mhz-2-1gb-hdd-16mb-ram-desktop-computer
IBM Aptiva market share in 1998: https://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/stories/1998/01/19/focus1.html
Acer V58XA motherboard image: https://www.bonanza.com/items/like/401756444/Vintage-1998-IBM-V58XA-Motherboard-Power-Supply-AMD-K6-299MHz-256MB-Ram
ThinkPad i1482 press release: https://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/2158.wss
i Series 1480 review: PC Magazine, November 2, 1999

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