PowerBook G4

Introduced: January 2001
Terminated: October 2001

Description

The PowerBook G4 was the first PowerBook to use the PPC 7410, a low-power G4 chip. The case was a new design called “Titanium.” At one inch thick, it was .7” thinner than the previous PowerBook model and the 15.2” screen had a native resolution of 1152 x 768. The smaller size meant that there was no longer a removable drive bay and that a 6x slot-loading DVD-ROM was the only built in optical drive option. There were two configurations available of the PowerBook G4. The low-end configuration had a 400Mhz processor, a 10Gb hard drive and 128Mb of RAM. The high-end model had a 500Mhz processor, a 20Gb hard drive and 256Mb of RAM.

History

The first generation of the new PowerBook G4 series was lauded for its sleek, thin design, fast processor and long battery life. The wide 15.2” screen was an innovative feature as well. The original prices were $2,599 for the low-end and $3,499 for the high-end. The prices were reduced to $2,199 for the low-end and $2,999 for the high end in mid-2001.

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Specifications

Processor: PowerPC 750 (G3)
Processor Speed: 400 or 500 MHz
Benchmarks: 400 MHz: 210
Cache: 64 k L1, 1 MB backside (5:2) L2
System Bus: 100 MHz
Hard Drive: 6, 10, 12, or 20 GB
Media: 6x or 8x DVD-ROM
Weight and Dimensions (US): 6.1 lbs., 1.7” H x 12.7” W x 10.4” D
Weight and Dimensions (Metric): 2.8 kg, 4.3 cm H x 32.3 cm W x 26.4 cm D
Original Mac OS: Mac OS 9.0.2 (Mac OS ROM 3.5)
Later Mac OS:—
Maximum Mac OS: Latest release of Mac OS X
Hardware Test: AHT (PowerBook) 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.2.1, 1.2.2, 1.2.3
Firmware: Open Firmware
Firmware Update: PowerBook Firmware Update 4.1.8
Firmware Update URL: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=75132
Logicboard RAM: None
Maximum RAM: 1.0 GB
Type of RAM Slots: 2 - PC100 3.3V 144-pin SO-DIMM
Minimum RAM Speed: 8 ns
Interleaving Support: No
Graphics Card: ATI Rage Mobility 128
ATI Card Model: ATY,RageM3
Graphics Connection: 2x AGP
Graphics Memory: 8 MB
Built-in Display: 14.1” active matrix TFT
Resolutions: 1024 x 768 (native), 800 x 600, 640 x 480
Display Modes: Dual display extended and video mirroring
Display Connection: 1 - VGA, 1 - S-video
Expansion Slots: Single Type I or II (CardBus compliant)
Expansion Bays: 1 - PowerBook (1999/2000) Media Bay
Hard Drive Bus: Ultra ATA/66 (ATA-5)
Motion Sensor: None
Backup Battery: 922-3829
Power Adapter: 45 W AC (M7332)
System Battery: 50 Wh Lithium Ion (M7318)
Battery Life:—
Max Watts: 45 W
Line Voltage: 100-240V AC
AirPort: Optional AirPort card (802.11b)
Bluetooth: None
Ethernet: 10/100BASE-T (RJ-45)
Modem: 56k
ADB: 1 - Internal for Trackpad
Serial: None
SCSI: None
USB: 2 - 12 MBit/s
FireWire: 2 - 400 MBit/s (6W total power)
Security Slot: 1 - Kensington cable lock
Audio In: 1 - 3.5-mm analog input jack, Built-in microphone (16-bit 44.1 kHz sample rate)
Audio Out: 1 - 3.5-mm analog output jack, Built-in speakers (16-bit 44.1 kHz sample rate)