PowerBook 5300/100

Compared with the PowerBook 520, this model moved to a 100 MHz PowerPC 603e. It and the PowerBook Duo 2300c, released the same week, were the first PowerBooks with a PowerPC processor. It added two PC Card slots, an infrared port and a hot-swappable expansion bay, and memory reaches 64 MB. Early units had lithium-ion batteries, but Apple switched to NiMH after two batteries caught fire.

Model number: M2785
Released: 28 August 1995
Order number: M3135LL/A

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Specs

Overview

Order number: M3135LL/A
Introduced: 28 August 1995
Discontinued: 1 August 1996
Original price: US$2,200

Processor

Processor: PowerPC 603e
Speed: 100 MHz
System bus: 33.3 MHz
Socket: Soldered
L1 cache: 32 KB

Memory

Standard: 8 MB
Maximum: 64 MB
Built in: 8 MB
Slots: 1
Minimum speed: 70 ns

Graphics

Maximum video memory: 1 MB
External displays: None

Display

Screen size: 9.5-inch
Resolution: 640×480

Ports

Video out: Yes
Security slot: Yes

Networking

Ethernet: None
Modem: None

Audio

Audio in: Yes
Audio out: Yes

Physical

Form factor: Notebook
Weight: 5.9 lb

Software

Operating system at launch: Mac OS 7.5.2

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