iBook G3
Clamshell
Laptops1999Uncommon
The 'consumer iMac to go' that Jobs announced at Macworld 1999. The clamshell design was aggressively polarizing — critics mocked it, buyers purchased it by the millions. It was the first consumer laptop with built-in wireless networking (AirPort), hidden in the handle. Available in Tangerine, Blueberry, Graphite, Lime, and Indigo — the most colorful laptop lineup Apple has ever sold.
Reference →Identity
- Manufacturer
- Apple
- Model Number
- M2453
Dates & Pricing
- Introduced
- 1999-07-21
- Discontinued
- 2000-09-13
- Release Year
- 1999
- Original Price (Low)
- $1,599
- Estimated Value
- $250
Processor
- CPU
- PowerPC G3
- CPU Speed
- 300-466 MHz
- FPU
- Integrated
- Bus Speed
- 66 MHz
- L2 Cache
- 512k (backside)
Memory
- RAM
- 32-320 MB
- RAM Max
- 544, 576 MB
- RAM Slots
- 1
- RAM Type
- PC66 SDRAM
Storage & Display
- Storage
- 3.2, 6.0 GB
- Graphics
- Rage Mobility
- Screen Size
- 12.1" TFT
- Display Type
- LCD
- Native Resolution
- 800x600
Expansion & Ports
- Expansion Slots
- AirPort
- Ports
- USB: 1 (1.1) , Modem: 1 (RJ-11) , Sound Out: 1* , Headphone: 1*
- Ethernet
- 10/100Base-T
- WiFi
- Yes
Software
- Operating System
- 8.6
- Min OS
- 8.6
- Max OS
- 10.3.9
Physical
- Weight
- 6.7 lbs
- Dimensions
- 1.8 x 13.5 x 11.6
- Battery Type
- 45 W h LiIon
eBay Sale Prices
Sales
135
Typical Low
$223
25th %ile
Typical High
$396
75th %ile
Avg / Median
$321
$300 med
Full range: $63–$800 across 135 sales
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10 most recent sales
Apple iBook M6411 Clamshell Vintage Untested
2026-07-22$140
Restored RARE Apple iBook G3 Clam Key Lime FireWire Mac OS 9.2.2 AC
2026-07-20$599
Apple iBook G3 Tangerine Clamshell With Original Box And Power Cord
2026-07-18$399
Apple iBook G3 Clamshell Tangerine Vintage Laptop Powers On Parts Repair Japan
2026-07-17$305
Apple iBook G3 Clamshell BOXED Blueberry 1999 M2453
2026-07-17$359
Apple iBook G3 Clamshell M2453 color dark gray screen degradation
2026-07-16$199
Apple iBook G3 Clamshell Graphite SE 366MHz M2453 Mac OS 9 Working Vintage Japan
2026-07-15$300
Apple iBook G3 Clamshell Indigo 366MHz 64MB RAM 40GB HDD OS 9.2.2
2026-07-14$279
Apple iBook G3 466 Special Edition Graphite Clamshell Box DVD From Japan
2026-07-14$499
Apple iBook G3 366MHz M2453 Clamshell Laptop Blueberry - Powers On, No HDD/OS
2026-07-13$200
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