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D025 · Apple Heritage Museum · Lugano
PowerBook G3 (Firewire/Pismo), 2000
2000 · iMac era PowerBook G3/G4
Introduced
2000
Original price
$ 2499
Processor
PowerPC 750 (G3) 400 or 500 MHz
Original OS
Mac OS 9.0
Max OS
Mac OS X 10.4.x (10.3.9 recommended)
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Pre-Mac
Mac era
iMac era
iPod era
iPhone era
Silicon
Processor
ProcessorPowerPC 750 (G3) 400 or 500 MHz
Speed400 MHz or 500 MHz
Cache1 MB backside level 2 cache
System bus100 MHz
Memory & graphics
Standard RAM64 MB (400 MHz) or 128 MB (500 MHz)
Max RAM1 GB (PC100 3.3V unbuffered low-power 144-pin SO-DIMMs)
RAM typePC100 100 MHz SO-DIMM
Memory slots2
GPUATI Rage Mobility 128
VRAM8 MB SDRAM
Display14.1" TFT active-matrix color display
Video outVGA and S-video output (screen mirroring and spanning)
Storage
Storage6.0/10.0 GB (400 MHz) or 12.0/20.0 GB (500 MHz)
InterfaceUltra ATA/66
Bays1 expansion bay (drive bay devices, e.g. DVD-ROM)
Connectivity
FireWireTwo FireWire (IEEE-1394) ports
Ethernet10/100Base-T
Wi-FiOptional AirPort (802.11b)
Modemv.90 56k
Infrared4 Mbps IrDA 1.1
Software
Original OSMac OS 9.0
Max OSMac OS X 10.4.x (10.3.9 recommended)
KeyboardFull-size keyboard with trackpad
Power
Weight6.1 lb (2.8 kg) with optical drive, 5.7 lb (2.6 kg) with weight saving module
Dimensions10.4 x 12.7 x 1.7 in (26.4 x 32.3 x 4.3 cm)
Battery50 Watt-Hour battery
Battery lifeUp to 5 hours per battery; up to 10 hours with two batteries