The ThinkPad A20m features:

• Intel(R) Mobile Pentium(R) III processor at 750 MHz featuring Intel(R) SpeedStep(TM) technology for both maximum and battery-optimized performance

• Sleek all in one design

• Microsoft (R) Windows (R) 2000

• Easy one-button access to information on your system via portals to the Web with the new ThinkPad button

• 100 MHz front-side system bus with 100 MHz memory modules

• 128 MB of memory is standard

• 10.0GB hard disk drive (HDD)

• Integrated Mini-PCI V.90 modem(3) or Intel or 3Com combination V.90 56Kb modem and 10/100 Ethernet LAN connection

• Brilliant display  (14.1-in) TFT display with 1024 x 768 resolution

• internal floppy drive and 24x CD drive

• Many optional features to enhance flexibility and function

• Advanced system manageability

Latest processor technology

• The new ThinkPad A20m features the Intel(R) Mobile Pentium(R) III processor at 750 MHz plus 256 KB of onboard cache, and floating-point decimal for exceptional performance. All models include Intel SpeedStep(TM) technology with two performance modes:

  • Maximum performance mode for top performance while connected to AC external power using the AC power adapter.

  • Battery-optimized performance mode for balance between performance and battery life when operating on battery power. In this mode the MHz speed is reduced to approximately 80% of the maximum performance with approximately 50% of the power consumption to conserve battery power.

Operating system

• Preinstalled Microsoft(R) Windows 2000

Communications

• Mini-PCI V.90 56Kb modem

• Intel Mini-PCI V.90 56Kb modem and 100/10 Ethernet Combination card

• 3Com Mini-PCI V.90 56Kb modem and 100/10 Ethernet Combination card

LCD TFT display

• (14.1-in) TFT display with 1024 x 768 resolution.

Video

• ATI Rage Mobility M1 with 8MB SDRAM 

Keyboard and TrackPoint with enhanced features
The keyboard has the familiar layout of a ThinkPad system with function keys that allow you to quickly access system functions such as power-management control.

The TrackPoint with enhanced features incorporates the Press-to-Select and Release-to-Select function.

Just tap the TrackPoint to speed icon launches and help reduce keystrokes. The new programmable center button enables fast scrolling of Web sites and documents or fast panning across wide spreadsheets. Switch to the innovative magnifying glass feature to enlarge screen views in any application.

Memory
The system has 128 MB of memory standard and can be configured for up to 512 MB of addressable memory.

PC Card
The Type III slot accommodates either two Type I, | two Type II, or one Type III PC card. The slot supports CardBus adapters, PC card, and Zoomed Video (ZV) adapter.

Storage
the customer-removable HDD 10.0 standard.

Drives
internal 3.5" floppy drive and CD drive in the ultra bay 2000

the ultra bay 2000 will accept, optional DVD, CDRW, CDRW/DVD combo, Zip Drive, second hard drive, second battery

Audio
Full-duplex audio on the system board and the integrated microphone allow voice annotation and audio. The system is equipped with audio in/out jacks for stereo speakers, headphone, or external microphone. The system supports Sound Blaster audio applications.

Infrared
The system has one fast IR transceiver (up to 4 Mbps) for wireless file and data transfer and printing. The ThinkPad A22m is designed for compliance with the Infrared Data Association (IrDA) IR data link specification Version 1.1.

Other features
The ThinkPad A21m systems include these ports:

• Enhanced parallel

• Serial

• External display

• Microphone

• Line in

• Headphone

• USB port

The USB port, which connects external drives and other devices, is supported by Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 98, Windows 98 Second Edition, or Windows 95 OSR2.1, or later. Video out port (TV out) is standard.

The 240-pin connector supports these optional docking solutions:

• ThinkPad Port Replicator for simple port replication and cable management

• ThinkPad Dock for a more advanced docking solution