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Portable Backlit

Portable Backlit

Compared with the Portable (Original), this model added a backlight behind the 9.8-inch active-matrix screen, so it could be read in dim light. To cut cost, Apple replaced the static RAM with cheaper pseudo-static RAM, and the new memory and the backlight together cut battery life by about half. Owners of the first model could buy the backlight as a dealer-installed upgrade. The 16 MHz 68000 processor and the case did not change.

Model number
M5126
Released
11 February 1991
Order number
M5381LL/A

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Specs

Overview

Order number
M5381LL/A
Introduced
11 February 1991
Discontinued
21 October 1991
Original price
US$6,500

Processor

Processor
68000
Speed
16 MHz
System bus
16 MHz
Socket
Soldered

Memory

Maximum
8 MB
Built in
1 MB
Minimum speed
100 ns

Display

Screen size
9.8-inch
Resolution
640×400

Ports

Video out
Yes
Security slot
Yes

Audio

Audio out
Yes

Physical

Form factor
Notebook
Weight
15.8 lb

Software

Operating system at launch
Mac OS 6.0.8

Specs from Beetstech's device records. Something wrong? Tell us.