A PowerBook G4 17" aluminum model.
The PowerBook line of Macintosh laptop computers represent Apple's first truly successful battery-powered portable line. They were present from 1991 until early 2006, having replaced the Macintosh Portable and being replaced by the MacBook Pro.
68K PowerBook models
PowerBook 100 series |
PowerBook Duo 200 series
PowerBook 500 series |
PowerPC PowerBook models
PowerBook 1000 seriesPowerBook 2000 seriesPowerBook 3000 seriesPowerBook 5000 series
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PowerBook G3
PowerBook G4 |
Discontinuation
At the Macworld Conference & Expo at San Francisco in 2006, Apple CEO Steve Jobs revealed the MacBook Pro, based around an Intel processor. The first MacBook Pro came in a 15.4-inch model with an aluminum enclosure similar to the preceding PowerBook G4. The 12, 15, and 17-inch aluminum PowerBook G4 models remained on sale in Apple Stores, until inventory ran out. The 17-inch PowerBook G4 was soon replaced by the 17-inch MacBook Pro, and the 12-inch PowerBook G4 remained available until May 16, 2006, when the first 13-inch MacBook was announced as the replacement for the iBook. The 15-year Powerbook line of portable Macintosh computers finally came to an end.
External links
- Macintosh PowerBook at Apple (archived 1998-04-29, 1996-12-21)
- PowerBook G3 (archived 1998-04-29)
- PowerBook G4 (titanium) (archived 2001-01-24)
- PowerBook G4 (aluminum) (archived 2003-12-02)
- Technical Specifications for Macintosh PowerBook (archived 2002-06-02)
- Portable Macintosh Motherboards Layouts at Mac Gurus
- PowerBook at Wikipedia
