ThinkPad i Series
| Developer | IBM |
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| Manufacturer | IBM and Acer |
| Product family | ThinkPad |
| Website | ThinkPad i Series at the Wayback Machine (archived 2001-07-14) |
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The ThinkPad i Series is a group of IBM ThinkPad laptop computers that were manufactered from 1998 to 2002. These machines were an effort to address the desire for a personal entertainment device and small business users. They were designed and priced to be both for productivity and play. IBM desired to gain ground in the consumer market and created the i Series as an answer to their competitors.
While designed by IBM, several models of the i Series were manufactured by Acer on an OEM basis.
Several alternate names were considered for this series including "X Pad", "X Series", "TrekPad", and "Aptiva Note Personal Series." i Series was chosen with the "i" standing for individuals.