PowerBook G4 (15” 1.67/1.5GHz)

Introduced: January 2005
Terminated: May 2006

Description

The release of the PowerBook G4 at the end of January 2005 updated the entire PowerBook family.  There were now five configurations to choose from.  At the low-end were two 12.1” configurations.  Both had 1.5Ghz processors and 512Mb of RAM.  One had a Combo drive and a 60Gb hard drive, the other had a SuperDrive and an 80Gb hard drive.  At the midrange were two 15.2” configurations.  Both had 512Mb of RAM and an 80Gb hard drive.  One configuration ran at 1.5Ghz and had a Combo drive while the other ran at 1.67 and had a SuperDrive.  At the high-end of the line was a 17” configuration with 512Mb of RAM, a 100Gb hard drive and a SuperDrive.

History

This release updated the PowerBook line across the board with faster processors and other modest upgrades, but little in the way of new features.

Specifications

Processor: PowerPC 7447A or 7447B (G4)
Processor Speed: 1.5 or 1.67 GHz
Benchmarks: 1.5 GHz: 793, 1.67 GHz: 863
Cache: 64 KB L1, 512 KB on-chip (1:1) L2
System Bus: 167 MHz
Hard Drive: 80 or 100 GB 5400-rpm
Media: Slot-loading Combo or 8x SuperDrive (DVD±RW/CD-RW)
Weight and Dimensions (US): 5.7 lbs., 1.1” H x 13.7” W x 9.5” D
Weight and Dimensions (Metric): 2.6 kg, 2.8 cm H x 34.8 cm W x 24.1 cm D
Original Mac OS: Mac OS X 10.3.7 (7T62)
Later Mac OS: Mac OS X 10.4 (8A428)
Maximum Mac OS: Latest release of Mac OS X
Hardware Test: AHT (PowerBook) 2.5, 2.5.2
Firmware: Open Firmware
Firmware Update: None
Logicboard RAM: None
Maximum RAM: 2.0 GB
Type of RAM Slots: 2 - PC2700 DDR333 200-pin SO-DIMM
Minimum RAM Speed:—
Interleaving Support: No
Graphics Card: ATI Mobility Radeon 9700
ATI Card Model: ATY,RV360M11
Graphics Connection: 4x AGP
Graphics Memory: 64 or 128 MB DDR
Built-in Display: 15.2-inch (diagonal) TFT
Resolutions: 1280 x 854 (native), 1152 x 768, 896 x 600, 720 x 480, and 640 x 480 pixels at 3:2 aspect ratio; 1024 x 768, 800 x 600 and 640 x 480 pixels at 4:3 aspect ratio
Display Modes: Dual display extended and video mirroring
Display Connection: DVI or dual-link DVI and S-video (VGA and Composite with adapter)
Expansion Slots: Single Type I or II (CardBus compliant)
Expansion Bays: None
Hard Drive Bus: Ultra ATA/100 (ATA-6)
Motion Sensor: Sudden Motion Sensor (SMS)
Backup Battery:—
Power Adapter: 65 W Apple Portable Power Adapter
System Battery: 50 Wh Lithium Ion
Battery Life: Up to 4.5 hours
Max Watts:—
Line Voltage: 1

Timeline

Introduced in January 2005, the PowerBook G4 (1.5-1.67Ghz) line was discontinued in May 2006.

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