Apple MacBook Pro 14″ (M5) vs Apple Macintosh PowerBook 180c

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MacBook Pro 14″ (M5) compared with Macintosh PowerBook 180c

	AppleMacBook Pro 14″ (M5)	AppleMacintosh PowerBook 180c
Overview
Released
Released	October 2025	June 1993
Display
Screen size
Screen size	14.2″	10″
Resolution
Resolution	3024 × 1964 (better)	640 × 480
Panel
Panel	Mini-LED	–
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	120 Hz	–
Brightness
Brightness	1,000 nits	–
HDR peak brightness
HDR peak brightness	1,600 nits	–
Touchscreen
Touchscreen	No	No
Display type
Display type	Liquid Retina XDR display	10-inch backlit TFT active-matrix colour LCD, displaying 256 colours at 640 × 480
Pixel density
Pixel density	254 ppi	–
Colour range
Colour range	Wide colour (P3); 1 billion colours	–
Screen finish
Screen finish	Standard, or nano-texture as an option	–
Display features
Display features	1,000,000:1 contrast; 1,000 nits sustained full-screen XDR brightness; ProMotion up to 120 Hz, with fixed 47.95, 48, 50, 59.94 and 60 Hz rates; True Tone	–
Performance
Processor
Processor	Apple M5	Motorola 68030 33 MHz (PowerBook 180c)
CPU cores
CPU cores	10	1
Graphics
Graphics	10-core GPU	–
Memory
Memory	16 GB, 24 GB or 32 GB (better)	4 MB
Storage
Storage	1 TB to 4 TB (better)	80 MB to 160 MB
CPU
CPU	10-core CPU with 4 super cores and 6 efficiency cores	33 MHz Motorola 68030 with Motorola 68882 floating-point coprocessor; optional 16 MHz power-saving mode
GPU
GPU	Neural Accelerators; hardware-accelerated ray tracing; Media Engine with H.264, HEVC, ProRes and ProRes RAW acceleration and AV1 decode	–
AI engine
AI engine	16-core Neural Engine	–
Memory type
Memory type	Unified memory	4 MB on the logic board, expandable to 14 MB with a memory card
Memory bandwidth
Memory bandwidth	153 GB/s	–
Storage type
Storage type	SSD, configurable up to 4 TB	Internal 2.5-inch SCSI hard drive, offered by Apple at 80 or 160 MB; built-in 1.4 MB Apple SuperDrive floppy drive
Battery and size
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	Up to 24 hours	Up to 2 hours
Battery capacity
Battery capacity	72.4 Wh	–
Weight
Weight	1.55 kg (better)	3.2 kg
Thickness
Thickness	15.5 mm (better)	59 mm
Width × depth
Width × depth	312.6 × 221.2 mm	287 × 236 mm
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	Up to 16 hours wireless web; lithium-polymer battery	Removable nickel-cadmium battery; Apple stated an average 1–2 hours of operation
Charger
Charger	Sold separately in the UK (70 W or 96 W Apple USB-C adapters offered); needs at least 60 W over USB PD	–
Fast charging
Fast charging	With a 96 W or higher USB PD power source	–
Materials
Materials	100% recycled aluminium enclosure; 45% recycled content overall	–
Colours
Colours	Space Black, Silver	–
Connections
Ports
Ports	3 × Thunderbolt 4, HDMI, SD card slot, MagSafe 3, headphone jack	–
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 6E	–
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	5.3	–
Webcam
Webcam	12MP Center Stage	–
Operating system
Operating system	macOS	macOS
Port detail
Port detail	3 × Thunderbolt 4 (USB-C) with charging, DisplayPort, Thunderbolt 4 and USB 4 (up to 40 Gb/s); HDMI with multichannel audio output; SDXC card slot; MagSafe 3; 3.5 mm headphone jack with high-impedance headphone support	ADB, HDI-30 SCSI, two serial ports, video output and audio input/output; internal modem optional
External displays
External displays	Up to two over any mix of Thunderbolt and HDMI at 6K 60 Hz or 4K 144 Hz, or one at up to 8K 60 Hz, 5K 120 Hz or 4K 240 Hz, alongside the built-in display	Supports Apple displays except the Macintosh 21-inch Color Display, plus some third-party VGA and SVGA monitors; mirror or independent extended display modes
Keyboard
Keyboard	Backlit Magic Keyboard, 78 (ANSI) or 79 (ISO) keys including 12 full-height function keys	Built-in keyboard with trackball below the keys
Trackpad
Trackpad	Force Touch trackpad	Built-in trackball
Speakers
Speakers	Six-speaker sound system with force-cancelling woofers; wide stereo; Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos	Built-in speaker and microphone
Microphones
Microphones	Studio-quality three-mic array with directional beamforming; Voice Isolation and Wide Spectrum modes	–
Biometrics
Biometrics	Touch ID	–
In the box
In the box	14-inch MacBook Pro, USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable (2 m), polishing cloth (nano-texture display only); power adapter sold separately	–