IBM ThinkPad
The IBM Thinkpad series of laptops is one of the longest running, most popular and most well known laptop brands in the world. Most IBM Thinkpad's are colored black and they have a distinctive and unique look among laptops for their black case, squared off businesslike appearance, and TrackPoint pointing device, a point stick in the middle of the keyboard appearing as a small red button which allows for fine control of the onscreen cursor along with the standard below keyboard touch pad. IBM Thinkpad was one of the first laptop computer brands to pioneer this approach to controlling the mouse, and the combination of black case and red TrackPoint provides the basic look for IBM Thinkpad laptop computers.
IBM Thinkpad laptops come in a wide variety of models and are designed to be versatile for both home use and business applications. IBM Thinkpad laptops are solid and reliable, with technological innovations like the Active Protection System, which shuts the hard drive down when the IBM Thinkpad is falling to keep it from taking damage, the TouchPoint control system described above, and other innovations like dual wireless antennae and built in security technology like biometric readers and encryption.
With the wide range of IBM Thinkpad's available since 1992, you can get an IBM Thinkpad to suit any kind of use and in practically any price range. You can get an older used or refurbished model online from an online retailer that specializes in refurbished machines or on an auction site like www.ebay.com for a few hundred dollars or less. The newer models have the very latest technology and innovations and continue to be produced by the computer manufacturer Lenovo, which bought the IBM PC division in the year of 2005. Lenovo's acquisition of the IBM PC has done nothing to change the popularity of the IBM Thinkpad line for business and home users, and the IBM Thinkpad brand of laptop personal computer continues to thrive with new models selling for thousands of dollars. As laptop computer technology continues to progress, the IBM Thinkpad brand is sure to be at the cutting edge of technological development for well into the next decade if not forever.
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