PowerBook 5300/100
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The PowerBook 5300 was Apple's first PowerPC laptop, and one of its most troubled products. Its lithium-ion batteries caught fire during testing and were replaced with slower nickel-metal-hydride cells at the last minute. The plastic case cracked easily. Early units had to be recalled. Despite the troubled launch, the 5300 established the PowerPC PowerBook line that would become the foundation of Apple's laptop business for the next decade.
Reference →Identity
- Manufacturer
- Apple
- Model Number
- M2785
Dates & Pricing
- Introduced
- 1995-08-28
- Discontinued
- 1996-08-01
- Release Year
- 1995
- Original Price (Low)
- $2,200
- Estimated Value
- $100
Processor
- CPU
- PowerPC 603e
- CPU Speed
- 100 MHz
- FPU
- Integrated
- Bus Speed
- 33.3 MHz
Memory
- RAM
- 8-64 MB
- RAM Max
- 64 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
- Ports
- Video (Monitor): 1 (Mini-15) , ADB: 1 , SCSI: 1 (HDI-30) , Serial (Standard): 1 , Microphone: 1 (Line Level) , Sound In: 1 (16-Bit Stereo) , Sound Out: 1 (16-Bit Stereo) , Security (Lock): 1
Software
- Operating System
- 7.5.2
- Min OS
- 7.5.2
- Max OS
- 9.1
Physical
- Weight
- 5.9 lbs
- Dimensions
- 2.0 x 11.5 x 8.5
- Battery Type
- NiMH
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