IBM PS/55 Note

The IBM Personal System/55 Note (stylized as PS/55 note) is a series of notebooks manufactured by the IBM subsidiary IBM Japan as part of the IBM Personal System/55 series.

IBM PS/55 Note

Manufacturer	IBM
Product family	IBM PS/55
Release date	1991; 34 years ago (1991)[1]
Introductory price	between $1,680 and $2,550
Predecessor	IBM PC Convertible

Model N23SX (5523-S)

The international IBM PS/2 Note series was based on the PS/55 Note series.

History

IBM started selling the PS/55 Note series in Japan in April 1991.^[2]

Western Digital has supplied video and logic chips for the PS/55 Note.^[3]

Models

The prices for the PS/55 Note varies between $1,680 and $2,550.

• Model N23SX (5523-S) (03/1991) (similar to the PS/2 N33SX and PS/2 N51SX models)
• Model 5535 (1987)^[1]
• Model 5535-S (1990)^[4]
• Model T22sx (1992)
• Model N27sx (02/1992) (similar to the PS/2 CL57SX model)
• Model C23V (10/1992)
• Model C52 (10/1992) (identical to the ThinkPad 700C)^[4][5]

Reception

The PS/55 Note was a rapid success in Japan.^[6]