PowerBook 190
Laptops1995Uncommon
The PowerBook 190 was the final 68k PowerBook before the 5300 transition — a 68LC040 running at 33 MHz, released alongside the first PowerPC portables. It served buyers who needed a capable Mac laptop at a price the 5300 couldn't match, and who weren't ready to pay the premium for PowerPC. Reliable and unglamorous, the 190 closed out a decade of 68k portable computing without fanfare.
Reference →Identity
- Manufacturer
- Apple
- Model Number
- M3047
Dates & Pricing
- Introduced
- 1995-08-28
- Discontinued
- 1996-04-01
- Release Year
- 1995
- Original Price (Low)
- $1,650
- Original Price (High)
- $1,850
- Estimated Value
- $100
Processor
- CPU
- Motorola 68LC040
- CPU Speed
- 33 MHz
- Bus Speed
- 33 MHz
Memory
- RAM
- 4-40 MB
- RAM Max
- 36 MB, 40 MB
- RAM Slots
- 1
- RAM Type
- DRAM Card
Storage & Display
- Storage
- 500 MB
- Graphics
- Built-in 9.5" Passive Matrix LCD 640x480
- Screen Size
- 9.5" Grayscale
- Display Type
- LCD
- Display Variant
- Monochrome
- Native Resolution
- 640x480
Expansion & Ports
- Expansion Slots
- 2 Type II PC Card
- Drive Bays
- 1 5.25"
- Ports
- ADB: 1 , SCSI: 1 (HDI-30) , Serial (Standard): 1 , Sound Out: 1 (16-Bit Stereo) , Security (Lock): 1
Software
- Operating System
- 7.5.2
- Min OS
- 7.5.2
- Max OS
- 8.1
Physical
- Weight
- 6.0 lbs
- Dimensions
- 2.0 x 11.5 x 8.5
- Battery Type
- NiMH
Variants
eBay Sale Prices
Sales
1
Typical Low
$199
25th %ile
Typical High
$199
75th %ile
Avg / Median
$199
$199 med
Full range: $199–$199 across 1 sale
Auction
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BIN + OBO
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All 1 sale
Apple Macintosh PowerBook 190 Vintage Laptop - Compatible With Apple
2026-05-07$199
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