ThinkPad T30

This model was equipped with mobile implementation of Pentium 4 CPU,{{Cite web|title=IBM ThinkPad T30 Review|url=https://www.zdnet.com/product/ibm-thinkpad-t30/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201023084949/https://www.zdnet.com/product/ibm-thinkpad-t30/|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 23, 2020|access-date=2021-11-17|website=ZDNet|language=en}} and high power consumption of Intel chip was a reasonable point for designing this model as the heaviest and most bulky T series ThinkPad of IBM era.

ThinkPad T30 was the last classic ThinkPad with a battery with bottom placement, was the first 14.1" ThinkPad with {{resx|1400|1050}} screen option and first T series ThinkPad with touchpad option.{{Cite web|date=2009-02-26|title=IBM ThinkPad T30|url=https://uk.pcmag.com/first-looks/80200/ibm-thinkpad-t30|access-date=2021-11-18|website=PCMag UK|language=en-gb}}

The new platform with Intel processor also include the new Intel 845MP Chipset,{{cite web|title=ThinkPad T Series – History and Development|url=http://www.your-gadgets.com/apple/5747-the-thinkpad-t-series-the-development-and-history-of-an-renowned-technology-branding.php|quote=The real game changer was in fact the roll-out of the ThinkPad T30 in May 2002. This T30 had a choice of specifying the Intel Mobile Pentium 4-M processor to as much as 2.4 GHz running together with the Intel 845MP Mobile Chipset.|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120205012630/http://www.your-gadgets.com/apple/5747-the-thinkpad-t-series-the-development-and-history-of-an-renowned-technology-branding.php|archivedate=2012-02-05}} and ATI Mobility Radeon 7500 video controller with 16 MB graphics memory, and up to 1 GB PC2100 RAM{{Cite web|last1=Speir|first1=Michelle|date=December 8, 2002|title=ThinkPad T30 scores high for security|url=https://fcw.com/articles/2002/12/08/thinkpad-t30-scores-high-for-security.aspx|access-date=2021-11-18|website=FCW|language=en|archive-date=2021-11-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118002224/https://fcw.com/articles/2002/12/08/thinkpad-t30-scores-high-for-security.aspx|url-status=dead}} (maximum according to IBM manual, but it has been reported to accept 2 GB of RAM{{Cite web |url=http://vm.uconn.edu/~twv00001/t30.htm |title=Upgrading the IBM T30 Thinkpad |access-date=2021-11-18 |archive-date=2007-10-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071017121231/http://vm.uconn.edu/~twv00001/t30.htm |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |url=http://www.crucial.com/store/listparts.asp?model=ThinkPad+T30+Series+(Type+2366)&tabid=AM |title=Computer memory upgrades for IBM ThinkPad T30 Series (Type 2366) Laptop/Notebook from Crucial.com |access-date=2021-11-18 |archive-date=2006-03-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060314122941/http://www.crucial.com/store/listparts.asp?model=ThinkPad+T30+Series+%28Type+2366%29&tabid=AM |url-status=dead }}) with 256 MB as standard memory. When the processor ranging from 1.6 GHz to 2.0 GHz, A T30 may accommodate up to a 2.4 GHz processor only with the latest BIOS and Embedded Controller upgrades. Graphics are provided by ATI Radeon, which supports external Full-HD resolutions: users have even reported success with output resolutions of 1920 × 1200 via DVI on the optional Port Replicator II docking station, although IBM officially claims a limit of 1280 × 1024 due to a weak TMDS transmitter.[https://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Problem with DVI throughput Problem with DVI throughput - ThinkWiki]{{user-generated source|date=April 2024}} Features available include the embedded security subsystem, a 20, 40 or 60 GB hard disk, Ultrabay Plus drive or additional battery option instead of DVD-ROM,{{Cite web|date=2002-06-30|title=IBM T30: The Best Business Notebook|url=https://uk.pcmag.com/laptops/30470/ibm-t30-the-best-business-notebook|access-date=2021-11-18|website=PCMag UK|language=en-gb}} wireless (with miniPCI slot usable for a wireless card), and Bluetooth.

The notebook was favorably received by TechRepublic; and the ZDnet praises the good performance and relatively compact case for a NetBurst-based laptop.

• ThinkPad A30 series - 15" contemporary models
• ThinkPad R30 series - 14" low-cost contemporary model

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Category:Computer-related introductions in 2002