Welcome to Laptop Pics

Thanks for stopping by my website! My plan for this website is to create a repository of laptop pictures I take myself – including rare ultraportables, vintage luggables, and PDAs. …

IBM ThinkPad 240

I’ve always been a fan of ultraportable laptops, from the venerable ThinkPad 500 to the ever-so-slightly more modern ThinkPad T460s that I currently use. Back in 2013, I got my …

Lexmark Lexbook MB10

Introduction The “subnotebook” category of computers in the early-to-mid 1990s had an interesting range of form factors, specs, and abilities. Some were attempts to capture the handheld market, which at …

Toshiba T3400

Introduction Sometimes, a machine appears to be stuck between two eras. The Canon NoteJet, for example, was a laptop that came with a built-in printer, already a bit of an …

Panasonic Toughbook CF-M34

Panasonic’s “Toughbook” line of computers has been around for nearly three full decades. It started in the mid-1990s with the CF-41 (which wasn’t officially labeled a Toughbook, but shared many …

IBM ThinkPad 235/Hitachi Flora/Chandra

What weighs 2.75 lbs (1.25 kg), has 3 PCMCIA Slots (2 x CardBus, 1 x PC Card), an active-matrix TFT color display, built-in Sound Blaster-compatible sound, an HDD, a plethora …

AMS Sound Pro

The term “multimedia” appeared in the mainstream computer zeitgeist around 1993, during which time the game MYST was released. This game helped drive sales of CD-ROMs and other multimedia peripherals …

IBM ThinkPad 860 (RS/6000)

Introduction Every now and then, you acquire a machine that nobody else has heard of. Sometimes, its rarity is dictated by the niche market it was sold in. Sometimes, a …

SAGER 5200PT

If you’re looking for a mid-90s laptop with built-in gamepad buttons, CD-ROM, Floppy Drive, and Sound Blaster-compatible sound card, the SAGER 5200PT is right for you. There is very little …

Panasonic CF-41 (Toughbook)

Introduction In the computing world of the early-to-mid 1990s, one of the most common buzzwords you would encounter was “multimedia”. This, in context, referred to a computer’s ability to smoothly …

(CRT) Cathode Ray Tube Monitors – Overview

Note: This article focuses on the advantages and disadvantages of CRT Computer Monitors (VGA-based), as opposed to TVs. While I’m well aware of the world of PVMs, RGB/SCART and upscalers, …