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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 series[]

PowerBook 2000 series[]

PowerBook 3000 series[]

PowerBook 5000 series[]

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.

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Macintosh PowerBook series
PowerBook 100 | 140 · 145 | 150 | 160 | 165 · 165c | 170 | 180 · 180c | 190 · 190cs
PowerBook Duo | 210 · 230 | 250 · 270c | 280 · 280c | 2300c
PowerBook 520 · 520c | 540 · 540c | 550c
PowerBook 1400 · 1400cs | 2400c | 3400c | 5300
PowerBook G3 · ("Kanga") | G3 Series ("Wallstreet I" · "Wallstreet II" | "Lombard" · "Pismo")
PowerBook G4 · Titanium | Aluminum (12-inch · 15-inch · 17-inch)
Discontinued in 2006 and superseded by the MacBook Pro
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