PowerBook G4 (1.5 - 1.67 GHz)
Essentials
Family: PowerBook G3/G4
Codename: ?
Gestalt ID: 406
Minimum OS: 10.3.7
Maximum OS: 10.5.8
Introduced: January 2005
Terminated: October 2005
Processor
CPU: PowerPC 7447a "G4"
CPU Speed: 1.5/1.67 GHz
FPU: integrated
Bus Speed: 166 MHz
Register Width: 32-bit
Data Bus Width: 64-bit
Address Bus Width: 32-bit
Level 1 Cache: 32 kB data, 32 kB instruction
Level 2 Cache: 512 kB on-processor
ROM: 1 MB ROM + 3 MB toolbox ROM loaded into RAM
RAM Type: PC2700 DDR SO-DIMM
Minimum RAM Speed: 333 MHz
Onboard RAM: 0 MB
RAM slots: 2
Maximum RAM: 2 GB
Expansion Slots: 1 PC Card (Type I or II) (see notes)
Video
Screen: 12.1"/15.2"/17.1" active matrix TFT
GPU: ATI Mobility Radeon 9700 (see notes)
VRAM: 64/128 MB
Max Resolution: 1024x768/1280x854/1440x900
Video Out: DVI, S-Video (see notes)
Storage
Hard Drive: 60/80/100 GB 5400 RPM (w/SMS)
ATA Bus: Ultra ATA-100
Optical Drive: 24x/24x/16x/8x CD-RW/DVD-ROM or 24x/24x/10x/8x/8x/4x CD-RW/DVD±RW
Input/Output
USB: 2 2.0
Firewire: 1
Firewire800: 1
Audio Out: stereo 24 bit mini
Audio In: stereo 24 bit mini
Speaker: stereo
Microphone: mono
Networking
Modem: 56 kbps
Ethernet: 10/100/1000BaseT
Wi-Fi: 802.11b/g
Bluetooth: internal
Miscellaneous
Power: 65 Watts
Dimensions: 1.1" H x 13.7" W x 9.5" D
Weight: 5.6 lbs.
Notes
The 12.1" models had 10/100BT Ethernet, a mini-DVI port, a 64 MB NVIDIA GeForce FX Go5200, weighed 4.6 pounds, and had the following dimensions: 1.18" H x 10.9" W x 8.6" D. In addition, they had 256 MB of RAM soldered to the motherboard, no PC card slot, and a single RAM slot for expansion. The 17.1" model had 128 MB of VRAM and a dual-link DVI port (available as a BTO option on 15" model), weighed 6.9 pounds, and had the following dimensions: 1" H x 15.4" W x 10.2" D.
Announced on the last day of January in 2005, the PowerBook G4 (1.5-1.67 GHz, was essentially a speed-bump of the existing PowerBook G4 line, with modest feature improvements on the low and middle-end models. The PowerBook G4 shipped in five configurations. There were two 12.1" models, both with 1.5 GHz processors and 512 MB of RAM: the Combo Drive model, with a 60 GB hard drive, sold for 1,499ドル and the SuperDrive model, with an 80 GB hard drive, sold for 1,699ドル. There were also two 15.1" models, both with 512 MB of RAM, an 80 GB hard drive and an illuminated keyboard: the 1.5 GHz Combo Drive model was 1,999ドル; the SuperDrive model, with a 1.67 GHz processor, was 2,299ドル. There was a single, high-end 17" model, with 512 MB of RAM, a 100 GB hard drive, twice the VRAM, a dual-link DVI port and a SuperDrive, for 2,699ドル. The 15.1" and 17" models were replaced by the PowerBook (Dual Layer SD) in October 2005. The 12.1" model was discontinued in May 2006; its form-factor was merged with the iBook line into the new intel-based MacBook models.
Picture Credits:
Apple, Inc.