PowerBook

From Mac Guides

The PowerBook was Apple's prosumer laptop (ie, targeted at a professional audience) until the release of the MacBook Pro in January 2006. It came at a cost premium but generally offered more powerful features than the lower cost consumer iBooks.

Contents 1 PowerBooks by Processor 1.1 680X0 1.2 PPC 1.3 G3 1.4 G4 1.4.1 Titanium 1.4.2 Aluminum 1.4.2.1 12-Inch Model 1.4.2.2 15-Inch Model 1.4.2.3 17-Inch Model 1.5 Clones 2 Guides

PowerBooks by Processor

680X0

• Portable
• PowerBook 100
• PowerBook 140
• PowerBook 145
• PowerBook 150
• PowerBook 160
• PowerBook 165
• PowerBook 170
• PowerBook 180
• PowerBook 190
• PowerBook 520
• PowerBook 540
• PowerBook 550c
• PowerBook Duo 210
• PowerBook Duo 230
• PowerBook Duo 250
• PowerBook Duo 270c
• PowerBook Duo 280

PPC

The PPC PowerBooks used an assortment of PPC 600-series CPUs.

• PowerBook 1400
• PowerBook Duo 2300c
• PowerBook 2400c
• PowerBook 3400c
• Powerbook 5300

G3

• PowerBook G3
• PowerBook G3 Series (WallStreet)
• PowerBook G3 Series II (WallStreet II)
• PowerBook G3 (Lombard)
• PowerBook G3 (Pismo)

G4

Titanium

• 400-500MHz
• 550-667MHz
• 667-800MHz
• 867MHz-1.0GHz

Aluminum

12-Inch Model

• 867MHz
• 1.0GHz
• 1.33GHz
• 1.5GHz
• 1.5GHz update

15-Inch Model

• 1.0-1.25GHz
• 1.33-1.5GHz
• 1.5-1.67GHz
• 1.67GHz with High-Rez Display

17-Inch Model

• 1.0GHz
• 1.33GHz
• 1.5GHz
• 1.67GHz
• 1.67GHz with High-Rez Display

Clones

• McMobile
• Outbound
• Atari
• Colby
• Dynamac

Guides

• Buying a PowerBook versus iBook