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The ''PS/2 Model N33 SX'' (also known as ''PS/2 note N33 SX'') was the first Western-released 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/|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), external 1.44MB floppy connector, 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> There were two versions with one based on the original Japanese 12Mhz PS/55 Note and the other based on the Japanese 16Mhz N23 SX. The main two changes is that neither had internal floppy drives and they both had a Western keyboard.

==== PS/2 note N51 SX ====

The ''PS/2 Note N51 SX'' (or ''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}}</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 ====