PowerBook G4 (17-inch)

From Mac Guides

When it was announced in January 2003, the 17" PowerBook G4 was the only 17" laptop on the market. It was also the first Mac Laptop to gain FireWire 800 and the first Mac to gain Airport Extreme (802.11g).

Models

Date	Revision	Processor	L2 + L3 cache	Graphics	Display Resolution
January 7, 2003	Rev. A	PPC 7455 G4 - 1 GHz	256 KB + 1 MB L3 cache	NVIDIA GeForce4 440 Go 64 MB	1440x900
October 22, 2003	Rev. B	PPC 7447 G4 - 1.33 GHz	512 KB	ATI Mobility Radeon 9600 64 MB	1440x900
April 19, 2004	Rev. C	PPC 7447a G4 - 1.5 GHz	512 KB	ATI Mobility Radeon 9700 64 MB/ 128 MB	1440x900
January 31, 2005	Rev. D	PPC 7447a G4 - 1.67 GHz	512 KB	ATI Mobility Radeon 9700 128 MB	1440x900
October 19, 2005	Rev. E	PPC 7447a G4 - 1.67 GHz	512 KB	ATI Mobility Radeon 9700 128 MB	1680x1050

Notes

• The Rev. E used exactly the same processor as the Rev. D. This is probably because the G4 would have run too hot.
• The 17" PowerBook weighs roughly 7 lbs/ 3.18 kg.