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68000-based CPUs
| Model | MHz | FPU | Soldered RAM | Maximum RAM | Video out | SCSI disk mode | Pointing device | Screen | Battery |
| 100* | 16 | na | 2MB | 8MB | na | Yes | Trackball | Passive matrix, 9" B&W | Lead Acid |
| Portable | 16 | na | 2MB | 8 or 9MB# | Yes | na | Trackball | Active matrix, 9" B&W | Lead acid |
* External floppy drive.
# 9MB RAM capacity on backlit version only.
68030-based CPUs
| Model | MHz | FPU | Soldered RAM | Maximum RAM | Video | SCSI disk mode | Pointing device | Screen | Battery |
| 140 | 16 | na | 2MB | 8MB | na | na (1) | Trackball | Passive matrix B&W | Ni-cad |
| 145/B | 25 | na | 4MB | 8MB | na | na (1) | Trackball | Passive matrix B&W | Ni-cad |
| 150 (2) | 33 | na | 4MB | 40MB | na | Yes | Trackball | passive matrix, 2 bit grayscale | Ni-cad |
| 160 | 25 | na | 4MB | 14MB | Yes | Yes | Trackball | passive matrix, 4 bit grayscale | Ni-cad |
| 165 | 33 | na | 4MB | 14MB | Yes | Yes | Trackball | passive matrix, 4 bit , grayscale | Ni-cad |
| 165c | 33 | na | 4MB | 14MB | Yes | Yes | Trackball | passive matrix, 8 bit colour | Ni-cad |
| 170 | 25 | Yes | 2MB | 8MB | na | na (1) | Trackball | active matrix, B&W | Ni-cad |
| 180 | 33 | Yes | 4MB | 14MB | Yes | Yes | Trackball | active matrix, 4 bit grayscale | Ni-cad |
| 180c | 33 | Yes | 4MB | 14MB | Yes | Yes | Trackball | active matrix, 8 bit colour | Ni-cad |
(1) No support for SCSI disk mode, but has HDI-30 SCSI
port.
(2) No ADB port.
68030-based Duos
| PowerBook Duo | |||||||||
| 210 | 25 | with dock | 4MB | 24MB | with dock | with dock | Trackball | passive matrix, 4 bit grayscale | NiMH Duo Type I |
| 230 | 33 | with dock | 4MB | 24MB | with dock | with dock | Trackball | passive matrix, 4 bit grayscale | NiMH Duo Type I |
| 250 | 33 | with dock | 4MB | 24MB | with dock | with dock | Trackball | active matrix, 4 bit grayscale | NiMH Duo Type II |
| 270c | 33 | with dock | 4MB | 32MB | with dock | with dock | Trackball | active matrix, 8 bit colour | NiMH Duo Type II |
68LC040 based CPUs
| 520 | 25 | na | 4MB | 36MB | Yes | Yes | Trackpad | passive matrix, 4 bit grayscale | NiMH Intelligent battery |
| 520c | 33 | na | 4MB | 36MB | Yes | Yes | Trackpad | passive matrix, 8 bit colour | NiMH intelligent battery |
| 540 | 25 | na | 4MB | 36MB | Yes | Yes | Trackpad | active matrix, 4 bit grayscale | NiMH intelligent battery |
| 540c | 33 | na | 4MB | 36MB | Yes | Yes | Trackpad | active matrix, 8 bit colour* | NiMH intelligent battery |
| Duo 280 | 33 | na | 4MB | 32MB | With dock | With dock | Trackball | active matrix, 4 bit grayscale | NiMH Duo Type III |
| Duo 280c | 33 | na | 4MB | 32MB | With dock | With dock | Trackball | active matrix, 8 bit colour* | NiMH Duo Type III |
| 190 | 33 | na | 4MB | 36MB | Opt | Yes | Tappable trackpad | passive matrix, 4 bit grayscale | NiMH |
| 190 | 33 | na | 8MB | 40MB | Opt | Yes | Tappable trackpad | passive matrix, 4 bit grayscale | NiMH |
| 190cs | 33 | na | 8MB | 40MB | Opt | Yes | Tappable trackpad | passive matrix, 8 bit colour | NiMH |
* Thousands of colours at 640x400
PowerPC 603ev-based CPUs
| 5300 (i) | 100 | Yes | 8MB | 64MB | Yes | Yes | Trackpad | passive matrix, 4 bit grayscale | NiMH |
| 5300cs | 100 | Yes | 8/16MB | 64MB | Yes | Yes | Trackpad | passive matrix, 8 bit colour | NiMH |
| 5300c | 100 | Yes | 8/16MB | 64MB | Yes | Yes | Trackpad | active matrix, 16 bit colour | NiMH |
| 5300ce | 117 | Yes | 16MB (32) | 64MB | Yes | Yes | Trackpad | active matrix, 16 bit colour | NiMH |
| 1400cs (3) | 117 | Yes | 12MB | 64MB | Opt | Yes | Tappable trackpad | passive matrix, 8 bit colour | NiMH |
| 1400c | 117 | Yes | 16MB | 64MB | Opt | Yes | Tappable trackpad | active matrix, 16 bit colour | NiMH |
| 1400c | 133 | Yes | 16MB | 64MB | Opt | Yes | Tappable trackpad | active matrix, 16 bit colour | NiMH |
| 1400cs | 166 | Yes | 16MB | 64MB | Opt | Yes | Tappable trackpad | passive matrix, 8 bit colour | NiMH |
| 1400c | 166 | Yes | 16MB | 64MB | Opt | Yes | Tappable trackpad | active matrix, 16 bit colour | NiMH |
| 2400c (4) | 180 | Yes | 16MB | 80MB | Yes | Yes | Tappable trackpad | active matrix, 16 bit colour | LiION |
| 3400c (5) | 180 | Yes | 16MB | 144MB | Yes | Yes | Tappable trackpad | active matrix, 16 bit colour | LiION |
| 3400c | 200 | Yes | 16MB | 144MB | Yes | Yes | Tappable trackpad | active matrix, 16 bit colour | LiION |
| 3400c | 240 | Yes | 16MB | 144MB | Yes | Yes | Tappable trackpad | active matrix, 6 bit colour | LiION |
(i) Originally shipped with LiION battery. Cannot use
or charge 3400 or G3 LiION batteries.
3. Internal CD ROM available as option (except where
standard) on 1400.
4. External floppy drive.
5. CD ROM drive standard.
PPC 603ev-based Duos
| Model | Mhz | FPU | Soldered RAM | Maximum RAM | Video out | SCSI disk mode | Pointing device | Screen | Battery |
| 2300c* | 100 | Yes | 8 | 56MB | With dock | With dock | Tappable trackpad | 9.5" active matrix colour | NiMH Duo Type III |
| 2300c* | 100 | Yes | 8 (20 installed) | 56MB | With dock | With dock | Tappable trackpad | 9.5" active matrix colour | NiMH Duo Type III |
* The Duo 2300 shipped with a 750MB or 1.1GB IDE hard
drive. An internal SCSI connector also exists for owners of earlier Duos
who upgraded to the PPC logic board to enable support for an internal SCSI
drive.
G3-based CPUs
| Model | MHz | Level 2 Cache | Maximum RAM | Ethernet (10/100) | Modem# | Cardbus PC slots | DVD/CD ROM | Screen | System bus speed (MHz) |
| G3 | 250 | 512K | 160MB | Yes | 33.6 | No | NA/Yes | 12.1" active matrix colour | 50 |
| G3
Series I |
233 | na | 192MB | Yes | Yes | Yes | NA/Yes | 12.1" passive matrix SVGA colour;13.3/14.1" active matrix XGA | 66 |
| G3 Series IIL* | 233 | 512K | 192MB | Yes | Yes | Yes | NA/Yes | 12.1" active matrix colour | 66 |
| G3 Series | 250 | 1MB | 192MB | Yes | Yes | Yes | NAYes | 14.1" active matrix XGA colour | 83 |
| G3 Series | 292 | 1MB | 192MB | Yes | Yes | Yes | NA/Yes | 14.1" active matrix XGA colour | 83 |
| G3
Series II |
233 | 512K | 192MB | Yes | Yes | Yes | NA/Yes | 14.1" active matrix XGA colour | 66 |
| G3
Series II |
266 | 1MB | 192MB | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional/Yes | 14.1" active matrix XGA colour | 66 |
| G3
Series II |
300 | 1MB | 192MB | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional/Yes | 14.1" active matrix XGA colour | 66 |
| G3 'Lombard'+ Series ~ | 333 | 512K | 384MB | Yes | Yes | Yes | NA/Yes | 14.1" active matrix XGA colour | 66 |
| G3 'Lombard'+ Series~ | 400 | 1MB | 384MB | Yes | Yes | Yes | Optional/Yes | 14.1" active matrix XGA colour | 66 |
| CPU/Speed | L2 cache | RAM (Std/Max) | CD ROM | Video out | Ports | Modem/Ethernet | Display | System bus speed (MHz) | |
| iBook^+ | PowerPC G3 @ 300MHz | 512K | 32MB/160MB | Std | NA; video projector out via USB only | 1 USB; modem; ethernet; AirPort (internal) | 56K;10/100 baseT | 12.1" active matrix/millions of colours @ 800x600 or 640x480 | 66 |
* All G3 Series I and II PowerBooks have floppy drives
as an option only. Various configuratuions of Series I and II G3s exist
which are too numerous to list here, given Apple's 'Build to Order' option.
# 56K except where noted.
~ 10GB IDE internal hard drive available when BTO (Built
to Order)
+ No internal floppy available from Apple. External solutions
and VST Technology's internal floppy/SuperDisk module available
^ iBook does not support exteranl video monitors.
SCSI devices may be attached with a SCSI adapter (available from Ariston
Technologies; New Motion; Newer Technology). SCSI disk mode is not supported.
Note that all PowerBooks from the 3400 onward (that is, the 2400, 3400, G3 and G3 Series) are all IrDA compliant in software as well as hardware (PowerBooks 5300, 1400 and upgraded 190s are IrDA compliant in hardware only). Maximum theoretical transfer rate on the 190/5300/1400 is 1mbps. IRTalk operates at 230kbps. 2400/3400 and G3 PowerBooks' IrDA support 4mbps transfer rates.