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.[1] They were designed and priced to be both for productivity and play.[2] IBM desired to gain ground in the consumer market and created the i Series as an answer to their competitors.[3]
While designed by IBM, several models of the i Series were manufactured by Acer on an OEM basis.[4]
Several alternate names were considered for this series including "X Pad", "X Series", "TrekPad", and "Aptiva Note Personal Series."[5]