DOS Laptops
The first laptop computers that ran DOS started arriving at the start of 1986 - I am of course not including those that came before it that were more luggable in nature, like the original Compaq Portable launched in November 1982. Skip forward to the first of the then new clamshell-design laptops - the Toshiba T1100. By "laptop" I'm referring to something that can be battery-powered and be around 4.5 to 5.5 kg (10 to 12 pounds) in weight.
Until 1989, these all came with monochrome displays, using either Gas Plasma or STN display technology, which for gaming was awful due to very slow refresh frequencies that would cause "ghosting" effects. Even for general application use it was preferable to connect the laptop to an external monitor when not on the road, since CRTs were just a lot kinder to the eyes!
If you connected such laptops to an external CGA monitor, it was better since you would at least get 4-colour graphics, and the ghosting was eliminated, but you still wouldn't get nice audio.
By late 1989 and 1990 we saw the first colour laptops hit the shelves. At this time, five manufacturers were vying to corner the portables market: Zenith was in 1st place with 23.9%, followed by Toshiba with 21.1%. Then Compaq in third place with 11.7%, NEC with 9% and Tandy/GRiD with 7.8%. A bunch of smaller players filled the rest.
These used STN tecnology, so would still exhibit the "ghosting" effects, but at least it was [washed out] colour! During this era, the type of specification to expect would be an 80386SX CPU ranging from 16 MHz to 25 MHz. Many of these still provided CGA or EGA graphics capability only, but some were now VGA.
Moving on to 1992, you would get a Pentium-based system with VGA colour graphics. These would have a better active-matrix colour LCD screen using TFT (Thin Film Transistor) technology. Sadly, it was still too early to get a laptop with a sound card integrated, but there are now ways around that (see parallel port sound cards).
Let's take a look at the various common laptops that were available and their specifications, in the hope to be able to guide you to buy the right used laptop for your purposes.
If you want a laptop that allows you to have all of the above (fast DOS gaming CPU, VGA built-in colour graphics and a sound card), you need to look for a laptop that was released from 1994 onwards. These tended to have an Intel Pentium CPU and a Sound Blaster-compatible integrated sound card on the motherboard.
Things to Help you Decide:
- CPU
- Graphics Card
- Screen Type and Native Resolution
CPU
This is an obvious one if you're a DOS gamer. So many new microprocessors (CPUs) came out in a single decade that running certain games on one today requires you to decide which CPU covers most of what you want to run. Bear in mind it's very rare for a DOS laptop to have an upgradable CPU.
Graphics Card
The first laptops came with CGA-compatible graphics (displayed in shades) and a 640x200 maximum resolution. Later laptops supported EGA and VGA graphics, and would typically have a native resolution (the screen width and height in pixels without stretching or compressing the image) of 640x480. Also common was that you could connect an external monitor and the laptop could display a higher resolution image, such as 1024x768 on that monitor.
Screen Type and Native Resolution
During the DOS era, laptop screen technology evolved from LCD monochrome to early amber-tinted Gas Plasma (also monochrome) to STN (Supertwist Nematic) and Dual-Scan STN (DSTN) monochrome which could show something like 64 shades of grey. DSTN eliminated the green and blue tints that were often visible with STN displays. TFT monochrome, then later we got colour DSTN (the first colour laptop launched in October 1989 - it was the NEC ProSpeed CSX). Eventually we got TFT colour and we started to see laptop screen resolutions get higher than 640x480.
STN and DSTN screens suffer from a very low refresh rate, resulting in "ghosting" whenever anything moves on the screen, including a mouse pointer! Whether it's monochrome or colour, our recommendation is to avoid these at all costs. They also suffered from very poor constrast ratio - typically 15:1 compared to 40:1 average for TFT. You can usually tell if a laptop has an STN or DSTN display because it has both a brightness and a contrast dial. TFT screens only need a brightness control.
Most DOS games ran at a resolution of 320x200, and since most TFT colour laptops of the time ran natively at 640x480, these 320x200 games scale up nicely on such displays with no noticeable black borders. If you have a more advanced laptop that natively supports Super VGA resolution (800x600), this is less able to correctly scale one of these older 320x200 games, so you would tend to just have a big black border around the game. Therefore, for DOS gaming, we would recommend choosing a laptop with a native resolution of 640x480 and has a TFT colour display. These tend to have a minimum of a 486DX-33 CPU, so should be fast enough for a lot of DOS games up to around 1992. There's even a Pentium 75 that meets this spec - the Compaq LTE 5000.
Some good choices are (in descending order of preference):
- Toshiba Satellite Pro 400CDT (1996) - Pentium 75 CPU with a 10.4" TFT screen. It came with a 770 MB hard disk and 8 MB RAM. Sound Blaster Pro-compatible sound card and a 4x CD-ROM drive.
- Compaq LTE 5000 Model 810 CTFT (1995) - Pentium 75 CPU with a 10.4" TFT display. It came with an 810 MB hard disk and 8 or 16 MB RAM. Take care to ensure it has the TFT colour display, as this same model number also sold with the older DSTN colour display). ESS Audio chip (WSS and Sound Blaster Pro-compatible) sound card.
- Toshiba T2150CDT (1995) - 486DX4-75 CPU (w/ 16K cache) with a 10.4" TFT display (denoted by the 'T' in the model number). It came with either a 250 MB or 500 MB hard disk and 8 MB RAM expandable up to 32 MB. The 'D' in the model means it has an internal CD-ROM drive. The T2150CD-series came with a built-in Sound Blaster Pro with speakers.
- Toshiba Satellite T2130CT (1995) - 486DX4-75 CPU (w/ 16K cache) with a 10.4" TFT screen, but no sound card or CD-ROM drive. Came with a 500 MB hard disk and 8 MB RAM.
- Toshiba Satellite Pro T2450CT (1994) - 486DX4-75 CPU (w/ 16K cache) with a 9.5" TFT screen. It came with either a 320 or 500 MB hard disk and 8 MB RAM.
- Toshiba Satellite Pro T2400CT (1994) - 486DX2-50 CPU (w/ 8K cache) with an 8.4" TFT screen. It came with either a 250 or 320 MB hard disk and 8 MB RAM.
- IBM Thinkpad 360CE (1994) - 486DX2-50 CPU (w/ 8K cache) with an 8.4" TFT screen. It came with either a 340 or 540 MB hard disk and 4 MB RAM. You could also get an optional IBM/Crystal CS4235 chipset sound card to install.
- Toshiba Satellite T2100CT (1995) - 486DX2-50 CPU (w/ 8K cache) with an 8.4" TFT screen. It came with a 350 MB hard disk and 8 MB RAM.
- Toshiba Portege T3600CT (1994) - 486DX2-50 CPU (w/ 8K cache) with a 7.8" TFT screen. It came with a 250 MB hard disk and 8 MB RAM.
- Toshiba T4700CT (1994) - 486DX2-50 CPU (w/ 8K cache) with a 9.5" TFT screen. It came with either a 200 or 320 MB hard disk and 8 MB RAM. It also comes with an internal AD1848 sound card which is for Windows Sound System only - you can get Sound Blaster emulation in DOS by running a utility called WSSXLAT.EXE.
- Toshiba T4800CT (1994) - 486DX4-75 CPU (w/ 16K cache) with a 9.5" TFT screen. It came with either a 320 or 500 MB hard disk and 8 MB RAM. It also comes with an internal AD1848 sound card which is for Windows Sound System only - you can get Sound Blaster emulation in DOS by running a utility called WSSXLAT.EXE.
- Toshiba T4850CT (1994) - 486DX4-75 CPU (w/ 16K cache) with a 10.4" TFT screen. It came with either a 528 or 722 MB hard disk and 8 MB RAM. Its onboard sound is made up of an AD1848KP (WSS) and OPL3 chip. Not sure if this will work in DOS though.
- Toshiba T4900CT (1994) - Pentium P54C-75 CPU (w/ 16K cache) with a 10.4" TFT screen. It came with a 722 MB hard disk and 8 MB RAM. Its onboard sound is made up of an AD1848KP (WSS) and OPL3 chip. Not sure if this will work in DOS though.
The table below lists out many of the more popular laptops available in the DOS timeframe. It's ordered by year, then by manufacturer and model.
| Year | Mfr | Model | CPU | Display Type | Native Resolution | Screen Size | Memory | Sound Card |
| 1985 | Toshiba | T1100 | 80C88-4.77 | Mono LCD | 640 x 200 | 9.1" x 4.2" | 512 KB | No |
| 1985 | Zenith | Z-171 | 80C86 | Mono LCD (Blue) | No | |||
| 1986 | Compaq | Portable II | 8086 | (CRT only) | 7" x 5.5" | No | ||
| 1986 | Data General | DG/One Model 2EL | 8086 | LCD Mono or Electroluminescent LCD Mono | No | |||
| 1986 | GRID | GridCase 2 | 80C86 | Yellow LCD Mono | 9.5" x 4" | No | ||
| 1986 | GRID | GridCase 3 | 80C86 | Transflective STN Mono or Gas Plasma | 640 x 200 | 9.5" x 4" | No | |
| 1986 | IBM | PC Convertible | 80C86 | STN Mono (3:1 aspect ratio, non-backlit) | 640 x 200 | 10.5" x 4" | No | |
| 1986 | Sharp | PC-7000 | 8086-7.37 | Backlit STN Mono | 640 x 200 | 9.5" x 4.5" | No | |
| 1986 | Toshiba | T1000 | 80C86 | STN Mono | 640 x 400 | 7.7" x 4.9" | No | |
| 1986 | Toshiba | T1100 Plus | 80C86-7.1 | STN Mono (non-backlit) | 640 x 200 | 9" x 4" | No | |
| 1986 | Zenith | Z-170 PC | 80C86 | STN Mono (CGA, backlit) | 640 x 200 | 9.5" x 4.5" | No | |
| 1987 | GRID | GridLite | 80C88-4.77 | STN Mono | No | |||
| 1987 | NEC | Multispeed | NEC V30-9.45 | STN Mono | 640 x 200 | No | ||
| 1987 | Toshiba | T3100 | 80286-8 | Gas Plasma (Amber) | 640 x 400 | 9.6" | No | |
| 1988 | Compaq | Portable 386 | 80386-20 | Gas Plasma | 640 x 400 | 8.5" x 5.5" | No | |
| 1988 | Epson | Equity LT | NEC V30-10 | STN Mono non-backlit ($300) or backlit ($500) | 640 x 200 | 9.75" x 4.5" | No | |
| 1988 | GRID | GridCase 1530 | 80386-12.5 | STN Mono (backlit, CGA) | 640 x 400 | 8.5" x 5.75" | No | |
| 1988 | GRID | GridCase 1535 | 80386-12.5 | STN Mono (backlit, CGA) | 640 x 400 | No | ||
| 1988 | HP | Portable Vectra CS | NEC V30-7.16 | STN Mono (non-backlit) | 640 x 400 | 9.5" x 7" | No | |
| 1988 | Kaypro | 2000 Plus | NEC V20-8 | STN Mono (backlit) | 640 x 400 | 9.25" x 5.75" | No | |
| 1988 | NEC | Multispeed HD | NEC V30-9.54 | STN Mono (backlit) | 640 x 200 | 9.25" x 5" | No | |
| 1988 | NEC | UltraLite | NEC V30-8.14 | STN Mono | 640 x 200 | No | ||
| 1988 | Sharp | PC-4521 | 80C86-7.16 | Backlit STN Mono (CGA-compatible) | 640 x 200 | 9.0" x 4.25" | No | |
| 1988 | Sharp | PC-7221 | 80286-10 | Backlit STN Mono | 640 x 200 | 9.75" x 4.5" | No | |
| 1988 | Toshiba | T1200 | 80C86-9.54 | STN Mono (non-backlit) | 640 x 200 | 9.0" x 4.25" | No | |
| 1988 | Toshiba | T3200 | 80286-12 | Gas Plasma (Amber) | 640 x 400 | 9.6" | No | |
| 1988 | Toshiba | T5100 | 80386-16 | Gas Plasma (Amber EGA) | 640 x 400 | 9.5" | No | |
| 1988 | Zenith | Z-181 | 80C88-4.77 | STN Mono (backlit) | No | |||
| 1988 | Zenith | Z-183 | 80C88-8 | STN Mono (backlit) | 640 x 200 | 8" x 6" | No | |
| 1988 | Zenith | Z-184 | 80C88-8 | STN Mono (backlit) | 640 x 200 | 8" x 6" | No | |
| 1989 | Compaq | LTE | 8086-9.55 | Backlit mono CGA | 640 x 200 | No | ||
| 1989 | Compaq | LTE 286 | 80C286-12 | Backlit mono CGA | 640 x 200 | No | ||
| 1989 | IBM | PS/2 Model P70 386 | 80386-20 | Gas Plasma (VGA) | 640 x 480 | No | ||
| 1989 | NEC | ProSpeed CSX | 80386SX-16 | DSTN Colour (EGA-compatible) | 640 x 400 | 10" | No | |
| 1989 | Toshiba | T1600 | 80C286-12 | STN Mono (backlit, EGA) | 640 x 400 | 1 MB | No | |
| 1989 | Toshiba | T3100SX | 80386SX-16 | Gas Plasma (VGA) | 640 x 480 | No | ||
| 1989 | Toshiba | T3200SX | 80386SX-16 | Gas Plasma (VGA) | 640 x 480 | No | ||
| 1989 | Zenith | MinisPort ZL-1 | 80C88-8 | STN Mono (backlit) | 640 x 200 | 1 MB | No | |
| 1989 | Zenith | MinisPort ZL-2 | 80C88-8 | STN Mono (backlit) | 640 x 200 | 2 MB | No | |
| 1989 | Zenith | SupersPort SX | 80386SX-16 | STN Mono (VGA) | 640 x 480 | No | ||
| 1990 | AST | P-series | Pentium 100 | 11.3" | No | |||
| 1990 | Dell | 316LT | 80386SX-16 | STN LCD (VGA, backlit) | 640 x 480 | No | ||
| 1990 | NEC | PowerMate Portable SX | 80386SX-16 | Gas Plasma (VGA) | 640 x 480 | No | ||
| 1990 | NEC | ProSpeed 386 | 80386SX-16 | STN Mono (EGA) | 640 x 400 | No | ||
| 1991 | AST | Premium Exec 383SX/20 | 80386SX-20 | CCFT Mono | No | |||
| 1991 | Sanyo | MBC-17NB | 80C286-12 | STN Mono (backlit VGA) | 640 x 480 | 1 MB | No | |
| 1991 | Sharp | PC-6220 | 80C286-12 | STN Mono (backlit VGA) | 640 x 480 | 1 MB | No | |
| 1991 | Toshiba | T1200XE | 80C286-12 | STN Mono (backlit) | 640 x 480 | 1 MB | No | |
| 1991 | Toshiba | T5200 | 80386DX-20 | Gas Plasma (Amber EGA) | 640 x 480 | 11.5" | No | |
| 1991 | Toshiba | T5200C | 80386DX-20 | STN Colour | 640 x 480 | 10.4" | No | |
| 1992 | Compaq | LTE Lite 4/25C | 80486SL-25 | TFT Colour | 640 x 480 | 8.4" | No | |
| 1992 | Compaq | LTE Lite/20 | 80386SL-20 | No | ||||
| 1992 | Compaq | LTE Lite/25 | 80386SL-25 | Maxlight LCD VGA | 640 x 480 | 9.5" | No | |
| 1992 | Compaq | LTE Lite/25C | 80386SL-25 | TFT Colour | 640 x 480 | 8.4" | No | |
| 1992 | Compaq | LTE Lite/25E | 80386SL-25 | TFT Colour | 640 x 480 | 8.4" | No | |
| 1992 | Toshiba | T6400DX/DXC | 80486DX-33 | TFT Colour | 640 x 480 | 10.4" | No | |
| 1992 | Toshiba | T6400SX/SXC | 80486SX-25 | Gas Plasma | 640 x 480 | 10.4" | No | |
| 1993 | Compaq | LTE Lite 4/25E | 80486SL-25 | TFT Mono | 640 x 480 | 4 MB | No | |
| 1993 | Compaq | LTE Lite 4/33C | 80486SL-33 | TFT Colour | 640 x 480 | 4 MB | No | |
| 1993 | Toshiba | T1910CS | 80486SX-33 | DSTN Mono | 640 x 480 | 7.7" x 4.9" | 4 MB | No |
| 1993 | Toshiba | T4500 | 80486SX-20 | LCD Mono | 640 x 480 | 8.4" | 4 MB | No |
| 1993 | Toshiba | T4500C | 80486SX-20 | TFT Colour | 640 x 480 | 8.4" | 4 MB | No |
| 1993 | Toshiba | T4600 | 80486SX-20 | LCD Mono | 640 x 480 | 9.5" | 4 MB | No |
| 1993 | Toshiba | T4600C | 80486SX-20 | TFT Colour | 640 x 480 | 9.5" | 4 MB | No |
| 1994 | AST | Ascentia 800N | 80486DX2-50 | STN Colour | 4 MB | No | ||
| 1994 | AST | Ascentia 900N | 80486DX4-75 | TFT Colour | 640 x 480 | 10.4" | 4 MB | No |
| 1994 | AST | Ascentia 910N | 80486DX4-75 | DSTN Colour | 640 x 480 | 10.3" | 8 MB | No |
| 1994 | AST | Ascentia 910N | 80486DX4-75 | TFT Colour | 640 x 480 | 10.4" | 8 MB | No |
| 1994 | Compaq | LTE Elite 4/40C | 80486DX2-40 | STN Colour | 640 x 480 | 9.4" | 4 MB | No |
| 1994 | Compaq | LTE Elite 4/40CX | 80486DX2-40 | TFT Colour | 640 x 480 | 9.4" | 4 MB | No |
| 1994 | Compaq | LTE Elite 4/50CX | 80486DX2-50 | TFT Colour | 640 x 480 | 9.5" | 8 MB | No |
| 1994 | Compaq | LTE Elite 4/50E | 80486DX2-50 | TFT Mono | 640 x 480 | 9.5" | 8 MB | No |
| 1994 | Compaq | LTE Elite 4/75CX | 80486DX4-75 | TFT Colour | 640 x 480 | 9.5" | 8 MB | No |
| 1994 | IBM | Thinkpad 360C | 80486SX-33 | TFT Colour | 640 x 480 | 8.4" | 4 MB | No |
| 1994 | IBM | Thinkpad 360Cs | 80486SX-33 | DSTN Colour | 640 x 480 | 9.5" | 4 MB | No |
| 1994 | IBM | Thinkpad 360CE | 80486DX2-50 | TFT Colour | 640 x 480 | 8.4" | 4 MB | No |
| 1994 | IBM | Thinkpad 360CSE | 80486DX2-50 | DSTN Colour | 640 x 480 | 9.5" | 4 MB | No |
| 1994 | IBM | Thinkpad 360PE | 80486DX2-50 | DSTN Colour | 640 x 480 | 9.5" | 4 MB | No |
| 1994 | IBM | Thinkpad 360P | 80486SX-33 | DSTN Colour | 640 x 480 | 9.5" | 4 MB | No |
| 1994 | IBM | Thinkpad 750C | 80486SX-33 | TFT Colour | 10.4" | 8 MB | No | |
| 1994 | IBM | Thinkpad 755C | 80486DX4-75 | TFT Colour | 10.4" | 8 MB | No | |
| 1994 | Panasonic | CF-V21P | 80486DX2-50 | TFT Colour | 10.4" | 8 MB | No | |
| 1994 | Sharp | PC-8150T | 80486DX-33 | DSTN Colour | 9.5" | 8 MB | No | |
| 1994 | Sharp | PC-8650T | 80486DX-33 | TFT Colour | 8.5" | 8 MB | No | |
| 1994 | Texas Instruments | TravelMate 4000E | 80486DX2-50 | DSTN Colour | 4 MB | No | ||
| 1994 | Texas Instruments | TravelMate 4000E | 80486DX2-50 | DSTN Mono | 4 MB | No | ||
| 1994 | Texas Instruments | TravelMate 4000M | 80486SX-25 | TFT Colour | 8.5" | 8 MB | No | |
| 1994 | Toshiba | Portégé 3400CT | 80486DX2-50 | TFT Colour | 640 x 480 | 7.8" | No | |
| 1994 | Toshiba | Satellite T1910 | 80486SX-33 | STN Mono | 640 x 400 | 7.7" x 4.9" | No | |
| 1994 | Toshiba | T4700CS | 80486DX2-50 | DSTN Colour | 640 x 480 | 9.5" | 8 MB | AD1848KP & Yamaha OPL3 |
| 1994 | Toshiba | T4700CT | 80486DX2-50 | TFT Colour | 640 x 480 | 9.5" | 8 MB | AD1848KP & Yamaha OPL3 |
| 1994 | Toshiba | T4800CT | 80486DX4-75 | TFT Colour | 640 x 480 | 9.5" | 8 MB | AD1848KP & Yamaha OPL3 |
| 1994 | Toshiba | T4850CT | 80486DX4-75 | TFT Colour | 640 x 480 | 10.4" | 8 MB | AD1848KP & Yamaha OPL3 |
| 1994 | Toshiba | T4900CT | Pentium 75 | TFT Colour | 640 x 480 | 10.4" | 8 MB | AD1848KP & Yamaha OPL3 |
| 1994 | Twinhead | Slimnote 486E 4DX2/66T | 80486DX2-66 | TFT Colour | 9.3" | 8 MB | ||
| 1994 | Zenith | ZDS Z-Lite 425L | 80486SX-25 | STN Mono (VGA) | 8 MB | |||
| 1995 | AST | Ascentia 950N | Pentium 75 | TFT Colour | 1024 x 768 | 10.4" | 8 MB | SB Vibra S CT2504 |
| 1995 | Compaq | LTE 5000 | Pentium 75 | DSTN Colour | 640 x 480 | 10.4" | ||
| 1995 | Compaq | LTE 5000 | Pentium 75 | DSTN Colour | 800 x 600 | 11.3" | ||
| 1995 | Compaq | LTE 5000 | Pentium 75 | TFT Colour | 640 x 480 | 10.4" | ||
| 1995 | Compaq | LTE 5100 (810) | Pentium 90 | TFT Colour | 800 x 600 | 10.4" | 8 MB | |
| 1995 | Compaq | LTE 5150 (510) | Pentium 75 | DSTN Colour | 640 x 480 | 10.4" | 8 MB | |
| 1995 | Compaq | LTE 5150 (810) | Pentium 100 | TFT Colour | 800 x 600 | 11.3" | 8 MB | |
| 1995 | Compaq | LTE 5200 | Pentium 120 | TFT Colour | 800 x 600 | 10.4" | 8 MB | |
| 1995 | Compaq | LTE 5250 | Pentium 120 | TFT Colour | 800 x 600 | 11.3" | 16 MB | |
| 1995 | Compaq | LTE 5280 | Pentium 120 | TFT Colour | 800 x 600 | 11.3" | 16 MB | |
| 1995 | IBM | Thinkpad 365C | Cyrix DX4-75 | TFT Colour | 640 x 480 | 10.4" | 8 MB | No |
| 1995 | IBM | Thinkpad 365CD | Cyrix DX4-75 | TFT Colour | 640 x 480 | 10.4" | 8 MB | ES1688 |
| 1995 | IBM | Thinkpad 365CS | Cyrix DX4-75 | DSTN Colour | 640 x 480 | 10.4" | 8 MB | No |
| 1995 | IBM | Thinkpad 365CSD | Cyrix DX4-75 | DSTN Colour | 640 x 480 | 10.4" | 8 MB | ES1688 |
| 1995 | IBM | Thinkpad 365CE | IBM 5x86-100 | DSTN Colour | 640 x 480 | 10.4" | 8 MB | No |
| 1995 | IBM | Thinkpad 365CE | IBM 5x86-100 | TFT Colour | 640 x 480 | 10.4" | 8 MB | No |
| 1995 | IBM | Thinkpad 365E | IBM 5x86-100 | DSTN Colour | 640 x 480 | 10.4" | 8 MB | No |
| 1995 | IBM | Thinkpad 365E | IBM 5x86-100 | TFT Colour | 640 x 480 | 10.4" | 8 MB | No |
| 1995 | IBM | Thinkpad 365ED | IBM 5x86-100 | DSTN Colour | 640 x 480 | 10.4" | 8 MB | ES1688 |
| 1995 | IBM | Thinkpad 365X | Pentium 100/120/133 | DSTN Colour | 800 x 600 | 10.4" | 8 MB | ES1688 |
| 1995 | IBM | Thinkpad 365X | Pentium 100/120/133 | DSTN Colour | 800 x 600 | 11.3" | 8 MB | ES1688 |
| 1995 | IBM | Thinkpad 365X | Pentium 100/120/133 | TFT Colour | 800 x 600 | 10.4" | 8 MB | ES1688 |
| 1995 | IBM | Thinkpad 365XD | Pentium 120 or 133 | DSTN or TFT Colour | 800 x 600 | 10.4" | 8 MB | ES1688 |
| 1995 | IBM | Thinkpad 365XD | Pentium 120 or 133 | DSTN or TFT Colour | 800 x 600 | 11.3" | 8 MB | ES1688 |
| 1995 | IBM | Thinkpad 370C | 80486DX4-75 | TFT Colour | 640 x 480 | 10.4" | 4 MB | No |
| 1995 | Toshiba | Portégé 3600CT | 80486DX2-50 | TFT Colour | 640 x 480 | 8.4" | No | |
| 1995 | Toshiba | T2100 | 80486DX2-50 | STN Mono | 640 x 480 | 9.5" | No | |
| 1995 | Toshiba | T2100CS | 80486DX2-50 | STN Colour | 640 x 480 | 10.4" | No | |
| 1995 | Toshiba | T2100CT | 80486DX2-50 | TFT Colour | 640 x 480 | 8.4" | No | |
| 1995 | Toshiba | T2110CS | 80486DX4-75 | STN Colour | 640 x 480 | 10.4" | No | |
| 1995 | Toshiba | T2130CS | 80486DX4-75 | STN Colour | 640 x 480 | 10.4" | No | |
| 1995 | Toshiba | T2130CT | 80486DX4-75 | TFT Colour | 640 x 480 | 10.4" | No | |
| 1995 | Toshiba | T2150CDS | 80486DX4-75 | STN Colour | 640 x 480 | 10.4" | No | |
| 1995 | Toshiba | T2150CDT | 80486DX4-75 | TFT Colour | 640 x 480 | 10.4" | No | |
| 1995 | Toshiba | T2400CS | 80486DX2-50 | STN Colour | 640 x 480 | 9.5" | No | |
| 1995 | Toshiba | T2400CT | 80486DX2-50 | TFT Colour | 640 x 480 | 8.4" | No | |
| 1995 | Toshiba | T2450CT | 80486DX4-75 | TFT Colour | 640 x 480 | 9.5" | No | |
| 1996 | AST | Ascentia A41 | Pentium 120 | TFT Colour | 800 x 600 | 11.3" | 16 MB | 16-bit Audio |
| 1996 | AST | Ascentia A42 | Pentium 120 | TFT Colour | 800 x 600 | 12.1" | 16 MB | 16-bit Audio |
| 1996 | AST | Ascentia J20 | Pentium 100 | DSTN Colour | 11.3" | 8 MB | ||
| 1996 | AST | Ascentia J30 | Pentium 100 | DSTN Colour | 10.4" | 8 MB | ||
| 1996 | AST | Ascentia J30 | Pentium 100 | TFT Colour | 10.4" | 8 MB | ||
| 1996 | AST | Ascentia P30 | Pentium 100 | DSTN Colour | 11.3" | 8 MB | ||
| 1996 | AST | Ascentia P40 | Pentium 120 | TFT Colour | 11.3" | 16 MB | ||
| 1996 | AST | Ascentia P50 | Pentium 133 | TFT Colour | 12.1" | 8-24 MB | ||
| 1996 | AST | P50 | Pentium 133 | TFT Colour | 12.1" | |||
| 1996 | Compaq | Armada 1120 | Pentium 100 | DSTN Colour | 10.4" | 8 MB | ||
| 1996 | Compaq | Armada 1120T | Pentium 100 | TFT Colour | 10.4" | 8 MB | ||
| 1996 | Compaq | Armada 4110 | Pentium 100 | DSTN Colour | 11.3" | 8 MB | ||
| 1996 | Compaq | Armada 4110D | Pentium 100 | DSTN Colour | 11.3" | 8 MB | ||
| 1996 | Compaq | Armada 4120 | Pentium 120 | DSTN Colour | 11.3" | 16 MB | ||
| 1996 | Compaq | Armada 4120T | Pentium 120 | TFT Colour | 11.8" | 16 MB | ||
| 1996 | Compaq | Armada 4130T | Pentium 133 | TFT Colour | 11.8" | 16 MB | ||
| 1996 | Compaq | LTE 5300 | Pentium 133 | TFT Colour | 800 x 600 | 12.1" | 16 MB | |
| 1996 | Compaq | LTE 5380 | Pentium 133 | TFT Colour | 1024 x 768 | 12.1" | 16 MB | |
| 1996 | Compaq | LTE 5400 | Pentium 150 | TFT Colour | 800 x 600 | 12.1" | ||
| 1996 | Hitachi | E100D | Pentium 100 | DSTN Colour | 11.3" | 8 MB | ||
| 1996 | Hitachi | E133D | Pentium 133 | DSTN Colour | 11.3" | 16 MB | ||
| 1996 | Hitachi | M120T | Pentium 120 | TFT Colour | 11.8" | 16 MB | ||
| 1996 | Hitachi | M133T | Pentium 133 | TFT Colour | 11.8" | 16 MB | ||
| 1996 | IBM | Thinkpad 365ED | Pentium 100 | DSTN Colour | 10.4" | 8 MB | ||
| 1996 | IBM | Thinkpad 365X | Pentium 133 | DSTN Colour | 11.3" | 8 MB | ||
| 1996 | IBM | Thinkpad 365X | Pentium 120 | TFT Colour | 10.4" | 8 MB | ||
| 1996 | IBM | Thinkpad 365XD | Pentium 100 | DSTN Colour | 10.4" | 8 MB | ||
| 1996 | IBM | Thinkpad 365XD | Pentium 120 | DSTN Colour | 11.3" | 8 MB | ||
| 1996 | IBM | Thinkpad 365XD | Pentium 120 | TFT Colour | 10.4" | 8 MB | ||
| 1996 | IBM | Thinkpad 365XD | Pentium 133 | TFT Colour | 11.3" | 8 MB | ||
| 1996 | IBM | Thinkpad 560 | Pentium 100 | DSTN Colour | 11.3" | 8 MB | ||
| 1996 | IBM | Thinkpad 560 | Pentium 120 | TFT Colour | 12.1" | 8 MB | ||
| 1996 | IBM | Thinkpad 560 | Pentium 133 | TFT Colour | 12.1" | 8 MB | ||
| 1996 | IBM | Thinkpad 760E | Pentium 120 | TFT Colour | 12.1" | 8 MB | ||
| 1996 | IBM | Thinkpad 760E | Pentium 133 | TFT Colour | 12.1" | 16 MB | ||
| 1996 | IBM | Thinkpad 760E | Pentium 150 | TFT Colour | 12.1" | 16 MB | ||
| 1996 | IBM | Thinkpad 760ED | Pentium 133 | TFT Colour | 12.1" | 16 MB | ||
| 1996 | IBM | Thinkpad 760EL | Pentium 100 | DSTN Colour | 11.3" | 8 MB | ||
| 1996 | IBM | Thinkpad 760EL | Pentium 120 | DSTN Colour | 11.3" | 8 MB | ||
| 1996 | IBM | Thinkpad 760EL | Pentium 120 | TFT Colour | 12.1" | 8 MB | ||
| 1996 | IBM | Thinkpad 760ELD | Pentium 100 | TFT Colour | 12.1" | 8 MB | ||
| 1996 | NEC | Versa 2400 | Pentium 100 | DSTN Colour | 11.3" | 8 MB | ||
| 1996 | NEC | Versa 2400CD | Pentium 100 | DSTN Colour | 11.3" | 8 MB | ||
| 1996 | NEC | Versa 4200 | Pentium 100 | TFT Colour | 10.4" | 8 MB | ||
| 1996 | NEC | Versa 4230 | Pentium 133 | TFT Colour | 10.4" | 8 MB | ||
| 1996 | NEC | Versa 6000H | Pentium 100 | TFT Colour | 11.3" | 16 MB | ||
| 1996 | NEC | Versa 6010H | Pentium 133 | TFT Colour | 11.3" | 16 MB | ||
| 1996 | NEC | Versa 6030H | Pentium 133 | TFT Colour | 12.1" | 16 MB | ||
| 1996 | NEC | Versa 6030X | Pentium 133 | TFT Colour | 12.1" | 16 MB | ||
| 1996 | Texas Instruments | Extensa 570CD | Pentium 100 | DSTN Colour | 11.3" | 8 MB | ||
| 1996 | Texas Instruments | Extensa 570CDT | Pentium 100 | TFT Colour | 10.4" | 8 MB | ||
| 1996 | Texas Instruments | Extensa 600CD | Pentium 120 | DSTN Colour | 12.1" | 8 MB | ||
| 1996 | Texas Instruments | Extensa 650CD | Pentium 133 | DSTN Colour | 12.1" | 16 MB | ||
| 1996 | Texas Instruments | Extensa 650CDT | Pentium 133 | TFT Colour | 11.3" | 16 MB | ||
| 1996 | Texas Instruments | TravelMate TM5200 | Pentium 120 | TFT Colour | 11.3" | 8 MB | ||
| 1996 | Texas Instruments | TravelMate TM5300 | Pentium 133 | TFT Colour | 11.3" | 8 MB | ||
| 1996 | Texas Instruments | TravelMate TM6020 | Pentium 120 | TFT Colour | 11.3" | 8 MB | ||
| 1996 | Texas Instruments | TravelMate TM6030 | Pentium 133 | TFT Colour | 12.1" | 16 MB | ||
| 1996 | Texas Instruments | TravelMate TM6050 | Pentium 150 | TFT Colour | 12.1" | 16 MB | ||
| 1996 | Toshiba | Portégé 610CT | Pentium 90 | TFT Colour | 9.5" | 8 MB | ||
| 1996 | Toshiba | Portégé 620CT | Pentium 100 | TFT Colour | 10.4" | 8 MB | ||
| 1996 | Toshiba | Portégé 650CT | Pentium 133 | TFT Colour | 11.3" | 16 MB | ||
| 1996 | Toshiba | Portégé 660CDT | Pentium 150 | TFT Colour | 11.3" | 16 MB | ||
| 1996 | Toshiba | Satellite Pro 110CS | Pentium 100 | DSTN Colour | 11.3" | 8 MB | ||
| 1996 | Toshiba | Satellite Pro 110CT | Pentium 100 | TFT Colour | 11.3" | 8 MB | ||
| 1996 | Toshiba | Satellite Pro 200CDS | Pentium 100 | DSTN Colour | 11.3" | 8 MB | ||
| 1996 | Toshiba | Satellite Pro 400CDT | Pentium 75 | TFT Colour | 640 x 480 | 10.4" | SB Pro (ESS688 + OPL3) | |
| 1996 | Toshiba | Satellite Pro 400CS | Pentium 75 | DSTN Colour | 640 x 480 | 10.4" | SB Pro (ESS688 + OPL3) | |
| 1996 | Toshiba | Satellite Pro 410CDT | Pentium 90 | TFT Colour | 800 x 600 | 11.3" | 8 MB | SB Pro (ESS688 + OPL3) |
| 1996 | Toshiba | Satellite Pro 410CS | Pentium 90 | DSTN Colour | 800 x 600 | 11.3" | 8 MB | SB Pro (ESS688 + OPL3) |
| 1996 | Toshiba | Satellite Pro 415CDT | Pentium 90 | TFT Colour | 800 x 600 | 11.3" | 8 MB | SB Pro (ESS688 + OPL3) |
| 1996 | Toshiba | Satellite Pro 415CS | Pentium 90 | DSTN Colour | 800 x 600 | 11.3" | 8 MB | SB Pro (ESS688 + OPL3) |
| 1996 | Toshiba | Satellite Pro 420CDS | Pentium 100 | DSTN Colour | 800 x 600 | 11.3" | 8 MB | SB Pro (ESS688 + OPL3) |
| 1996 | Toshiba | Satellite Pro 420CDT | Pentium 100 | TFT Colour | 800 x 600 | 11.3" | 8 MB | SB Pro (ESS688 + OPL3) |
| 1996 | Toshiba | Satellite Pro 425CDS | Pentium 100 | DSTN Colour | 800 x 600 | 11.3" | 8 MB | SB Pro (ESS688 + OPL3) |
| 1996 | Toshiba | Satellite Pro 425CDT | Pentium 100 | TFT Colour | 800 x 600 | 11.3" | 8 MB | SB Pro (ESS688 + OPL3) |
| 1996 | Toshiba | Satellite Pro 430CDS | Pentium 120 | DSTN Colour | 800 x 600 | 11.3" | 16 MB | SB Pro (ESS688 + OPL3) |
| 1996 | Toshiba | Satellite Pro 430CDT | Pentium 120 | TFT Colour | 800 x 600 | 11.3" | 16 MB | SB Pro (ESS688 + OPL3) |
| 1996 | Toshiba | Tecra 500CDT | Pentium 120 | TFT Colour | 12.1" | 16 MB | ||
| 1996 | Toshiba | Tecra 500CS | Pentium 120 | DSTN Colour | 12.1" | 16 MB | ||
| 1996 | Toshiba | Tecra 510CDS | Pentium 133 | DSTN Colour | 12.1" | 16 MB | ||
| 1996 | Toshiba | Tecra 510CDT | Pentium 133 | TFT Colour | 12.1" | 16 MB | ||
| 1996 | Toshiba | Tecra 720CDT | Pentium 133 | TFT Colour | 12.1" | 16 MB | ||
| 1996 | Toshiba | Tecra 730CDT | Pentium 150 | TFT Colour | 12.1" | 16 MB | ||
| 1997 | IBM | Thinkpad 380 | Pentium 150 | DSTN Colour | 800 x 600 | 12.1" | 16 MB | |
| 1997 | IBM | Thinkpad 380D | Pentium 150 or MMX150 | DSTN or TFT Colour | 800 x 600 | 12.1" | 16 MB | |
| 1997 | IBM | Thinkpad 380E | Pentium MMX 150 | FRSTN Colour | 800 x 600 | 12.1" | 16 MB | CS4236B |
| 1997 | IBM | Thinkpad 380ED | Pentium MMX 166 | FRSTN or TFT Colour | 800 x 600 | 12.1" | 16 MB | CS4236B |
| 1997 | IBM | Thinkpad 380XD | Pentium MMX 233 or 266 | HPA or TFT Colour | 800 x 600 | 12.1" | 32 MB | CS4237B |
| 1997 | IBM | Thinkpad 380Z | Pentium II 233 or 300 | TFT Colour | 1024 x 768 | 13.3" | 32 MB | CS4237B |
| 1997 | IBM | Thinkpad 385D | Pentium 150 or MMX 150 | DSTN or TFT Colour | 800 x 600 | 12.1" | 16 MB | CS4236B |
| 1997 | IBM | Thinkpad 385ED | Pentium MMX 166 | FRSTN or TFT Colour | 800 x 600 | 12.1" | 16 MB | CS4236B |
| 1997 | IBM | Thinkpad 385XD | Pentium MMX 233 or 266 | HPA or TFT Colour | 800 x 600 | 12.1" | 32 MB | CS4237B |
| 1997 | IBM | Thinkpad 390 | Pentium MMX 233 orMobile Pentium II 233 or 266 | TFT Colour | 800 x 600 | 12.1" | 32 MB | Neomagic NMA2 |
| 1997 | IBM | Thinkpad 390 | Pentium MMX 233 orMobile Pentium II 233 or 266 | TFT Colour | 1024 x 768 | 14.1" | 32 MB | Neomagic NMA2 |
| 1997 | IBM | Thinkpad 390E | Mobile Celeron 300 or 366, or Mobile Pentium II 300 or 333 | TFT Colour | 800x600 (12.1") else 1024 x 768 | 12.1, 13.3, or 14.1" | 32 MB | ES1946 |
| 1997 | IBM | Thinkpad 390X | Mobile Celeron 400, or Mobile Pentium II 400 or PIII 450 or 500 | TFT Colour | 800x600 (12.1") else 1024 x 768 | 12.1, 14.1, or 15.0" | 64 MB | ES1946 |
| 2001 | Toshiba | Satellite 1700-400 | Celeron 700 | TFT Colour | 1024 x 768 | 13.3" | 16-bit Stereo Sound Blaster | |
| 2001 | Toshiba | Satellite 1700-500 | Celeron 700 | TFT Colour | 1024 x 768 | 13.3" | 16-bit Stereo Sound Blaster | |
| 2001 | Toshiba | Satellite 1800-500 | Celeron 800 | TFT Colour | 1024 x 768 | 13.3" | 16-bit Stereo Sound Blaster | |
| Acer | 1120NX | 80386SX | No | |||||
| Acer | V386SL | 80386 | STN Mono | No | ||||
| AST | Ascentia M5160X | P166 MMX | TFT Colour | 1024 x 768 | 13.3" | |||
| AST | Bravo NB 4/25s | 80486SX-25 | STN Mono | 640 x 480 | No | |||
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| Zenith | Z-180 |