Vital PowerBook statistics









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  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.