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in 1995, Tosbiba introduced the Libretto 20, with a 6.1″ screen CNet reported about the Libretto 50CT that " is the first full-fledged Windows 95 notebook in the United States weighing less than two pounds". Toshiba, also entered the market that year with the Portege T3400 and T3400CT, claiming that "It's the first subnotebook computer with all the functionality of a much larger computer" the T3400CT was the first subnotebook with a color screen. Īpple and Compaq did label their machines as "subnotebooks" in this period, but the PowerBook Duo and Compaq LTE Lite otherwise qualify, and both lines were among the first to broadly popularize docking stations.Īnother early model was the Hewlett-Packard OmniBook 300, which was launched as a "superportable" in 1993 it was one of the first examples to use a flash memory disk instead of a hard drive, to reduce the weight. There were also a few notable smaller-than subnotebook PCs at this time, including the Atari Portfolio and HP 95LX - both very small MS-DOS machines, roughly comparable in size to later handheld PCs.Īt the end of 1992, PCMag magazine described two models as subnotebooks: these were the Gateway HandBook the Dell 320SLi (both less than a 1.6 kg weight), and another was released in Italy: the Olivetti Quaderno. The term may have been first applied to the NEC UltraLite, unveiled in 1988 - although its dimensions (1.4" × 8.3" × 11.75") were very similar to the Compaq LTE, but slightly lighter (4.4 lb (2.0 kg)). Starting around this time, portables with noticeably smaller form factors sometimes referred as subnotebooks. In 1990 the Compaq release was followed by IBM PS/2 note and PS/55note lines (later, in October 1992 they was replaced by the first IBM ThinkPad), and by the relatively compact Sharp PC-6220 model. The Compaq LTE, launched in 1989, was the first to be widely known as a "notebook computer" because its relatively small dimensions - 48 × 220 × 280 mm (1.9 × 8.5 × 11 inches) - matched those of a pair of stacked US Letter (similar to A4) size paper notebooks. Either could be regarded as an early subnotebook. Its later sibling the Tandy 200 was a clam-shell design and smaller than contemporary laptops.
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The TRS-80 Model 100 from 1983 was one of the first mass-market portable computers, and was smaller than the clam-shell machines of the same era it used a slate form factor, with no hinge and the keyboard and screen on the same plane. Subnotebooks relative to other laptop marketing terms

One notable form-factor of subnotebook-oriented docks were "slice docks" - a more transportable version of classic docking station.

They were also some of the first systems which could be paired with docking stations to compensate. The savings in size and weight were often achieved partly by omitting ports, and these were typically the first machines to omit optical disc drives or on some of the earliest models, floppy disk drives. They were distinguished by smaller screens and bodies and lighter weights relative to contemporaneous laptops.
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Prior to this convergence, subnotebooks were also distinguished from netbooks and ultra-mobile PCs, based on both size and market position.Ĭlassic subnotebooks were smaller than full sized laptops but larger than handheld computers. To the extent that it still exists, 'subnotebook' could be defined as machines with screen smaller than 13" but with a permanently-attached keyboard intended for two-handed typing.
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Types and sizes Sizes of classic subnotebooks (2001's ThinkPad s30, 10.4") and early netbooks (2008's Eee PC 901, 8.9") note to reduced keycaps sizeĪs typical laptop sizes have decreased over the course of the 2010s, and other distinguishing features have become mainstream, the distinction between regular-size and 'subnotebook' laptops has largely disappeared. Subnotebook, also called ultraportable, superportable, or mini notebook, was a marketing term for laptop computers that are smaller and lighter than a typical notebook-sized laptop.

Palmtop/ Handheld PC ( Sony VAIO C1, Fujitsu Lifebook 810U) Sizes (smallest to largest): Nintendo DS Lite ( handheld), Asus Eee PC ( netbook) and 13.3" MacBook ( laptop). Types of subnotebooks, clockwise from left:Ĭlassic subnotebook ( Compaq Contura Aero),
