PowerBook 3400c/200
Laptops1997Uncommon
The PowerBook 3400c was the fastest laptop in the world when it launched in 1997 — a 240 MHz PowerPC 603e that outran competing Pentium and Pentium MMX laptops on most benchmarks. Apple's promotional materials made this claim directly, and reviewers confirmed it. The 3400c signaled that Apple intended to compete seriously in professional laptop performance rather than trade purely on design.
Reference →Identity
- Manufacturer
- Apple
- Model Number
- M3553
Dates & Pricing
- Introduced
- 1997-02-17
- Discontinued
- 1998-02-17
- Release Year
- 1997
- Original Price (Low)
- $5,000
- Original Price (High)
- $5,500
- Estimated Value
- $150
Processor
- CPU
- PowerPC 603e
- CPU Speed
- 200 MHz
- FPU
- Integrated
- Bus Speed
- 40 MHz
- L2 Cache
- 256k
Memory
- RAM
- 16-144 MB
- RAM Max
- 144 MB
- RAM Slots
- 1
- RAM Type
- EDO DRAM
Storage & Display
- Storage
- 2.0 GB
- Graphics
- Built-in 12.1" Active Matrix Color LCD 800x600
- Screen Size
- 12.1" Color
- Display Type
- LCD
- Display Variant
- Color
- Native Resolution
- 800x600
Expansion & Ports
- Expansion Slots
- 2 Type II PC Card
- Ports
- Video (Monitor): 1 (HDI-15) , ADB: 1 , SCSI: 1 (HDI-30) , Serial (Geoport): 1 , Microphone: 1 (PlainTalk) , Sound In: 1 (16-Bit Stereo) , Sound Out: 1 (16-Bit Stereo) , Security (Lock): 1
- Ethernet
- 10Base-T
Software
- Operating System
- 7.6
- Min OS
- 7.6
- Max OS
- 9.1
Physical
- Weight
- 7.2 lbs
- Dimensions
- 2.4 x 11.5 x 9.5
- Battery Type
- 32 W h LiIon
eBay Sale Prices
Sales
4
Typical Low
$121
25th %ile
Typical High
$346
75th %ile
Avg / Median
$239
$228 med
Full range: $99–$399 across 4 sales
Auction
BIN
BIN + OBO
Median
Typical range
All 4 sales
Apple Macintosh PowerBook | 3400c | 200 MHz CPU | 144 MB RAM | 8 GB SSD | OS 9.1
2026-07-21$328
Apple PowerBook 3400c/200 M4595
2026-06-11$399
Damged Trackpad: Vintage Apple PowerBook 3400C 200Mhz 16MB 2GB M3553
2026-05-31$99
Apple PowerBook 3400c 200Mhz,2Gb HD,CD - Chimes, doesn't boot - Spares/Repairs
2026-05-05$129
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