Think back to the laptops of yesteryear, and you might recall big, boxy systems that hardly resemble the wafer-thin ultraportables available today. In just a few decades, huge advances in technology have enabled laptops to go from unwieldy, “luggable,” suitcase-size computers to fitting in the palm of your hand. Take a look back with us to see how far laptops have come--and where they might be headed.
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The Race to Thin: A Look Back at the Incredible Shrinking Laptop
Join us as we chronicle the shrinking of laptops over time--from suitcase-size 'luggable' computers to notebooks so thin and light you might forget you're carrying them.
Thin Is In
Osborne 1 (1981)
GRID Compass 1100 (1982)
IBM PC Convertible (1986)
Compaq SLT/286 (1988)
NEC UltraLite (1988)
Apple PowerBook 100 (1991)
Toshiba Portege T3400 (1993)
DEC HiNote Ultra (1994)
Toshiba Libretto 20 (1996)
Sony VAIO C1 PictureBook (1998)
Sony VAIO x505 (2003)
Samsung Q1 (2006)
Asus Eee PC 700 (2007)
Apple MacBook Air (2008)
Dell Adamo XPS (2009)
Samsung Series 9 (2011)
Dell XPS 15z (2011)
Thin Laptops of Tomorrow
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