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==== N33 SX ====

[[File:IBM_PS2_N33.jpg|thumb|IBM PS/2 Note N33 SX with external [[floppy drive]]]]

The ''PS/2 Model N33 SX'' (also known as ''PS/2 note N33 SX'') was the first notebook-sized computer from IBM which was announced in 1991.<ref>{{Cite web|title=IBM PS/2 Note - Computer - Computing History|url=http://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/30500/IBM-PS-2-Note/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-04-20|website=[[The Centre for Computing History]]}}</ref> This model was based on the AT-bus and had between 2 or 6MB RAM. It has a 9.5" 16-greyscale VGA LCD (640x480), a 1.44MB floppy, expansion ports and a 40MB or 80MB HDD, and weighs {{Cvt|5.5|lb|kg}}.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Name|date=1992-02-25|title=IBM UK LAUNCHES COLOUR LAPTOP AS WELL AS NOTEBOOK|url=https://techmonitor.ai/techonology/ibm_uk_launches_colour_laptop_as_well_as_notebook|access-date=2021-04-18|website=Tech Monitor|language=en-US}}</ref>

==== N51 SX ====

The ''PS/2 Model N51 SX''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Personal System/2 Models N51 SLC and N51 SX|url=https://www.ardent-tool.com/docs/pdf/brochures/ibm-ps2-modeln51-slc&sx.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> (or ''PS/2 Note N51 SX'') was a low-end mainstream notebook, which contained a slower version of the typical 386SX found in other notebooks. The N51 SX was delayed for months.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book|last=Fitzgerald|first=Michael|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ioRslYZXVkAC|title=Going down in history|date=1992-03-30|work=[[Computerworld]]|publisher=IDG Enterprise|pages=38|language=en}}</ref>

==== N51 SLC ====

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==== N45 SL ====

The ''PS/note N45 SL'' was priced at $2,045 and contains a 25MHz [[80386SL|386SL]]. It had 2MB RAM and a 80<ref name=":0">{{Cite magazine|last=|first=|date=1992-12-22|title=IBM PS/note N45sl|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=v9TVJ_G_sk8C|magazine=[[PC Mag]]|language=en|publisher=Ziff Davis, Inc.}}</ref> or 120MB HDD<ref>{{Cite web|title=PS/note N45 SL|url=https://www.ardent-tool.com/docs/pdf/brochures/ibm-ps-noten45sl.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> and was equipped with only 6-row keyboard without dedicated navigation block, the similar layout as a low-end [[ThinkPad 300]] laptop.

[[PCMag|''PC Mag'']] considered the display a disappointment, but noted its good design and performance.<ref name=":0" />

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== Accessories ==

*Communication cartridge

*Communication cartridge II <ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=8551 - PS/Note N51|url=https://ardent-tool.com/8551/8551_Common_Devices.html#Communications_Cartridge_II|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200814105304/https://ardent-tool.com/8551/8551_Common_Devices.html#Communications_Cartridge_II|archive-date=2020-08-14|access-date=|website=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=IBM Personal System/2 Communications Cartridge II|url=http://ps-2.kev009.com/basil.holloway/boo-to-pdf/S10G_4421_00.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=kev009.com}}</ref>

*External [[floppy disk drive]]

*External [[numpad]]