Apple MacBook Pro 14″ (M5) vs Apple Macintosh PowerBook 3400c

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MacBook Pro 14″ (M5) compared with Macintosh PowerBook 3400c

	AppleMacBook Pro 14″ (M5)	AppleMacintosh PowerBook 3400c
Overview
Released
Released	October 2025	February 1997
Display
Screen size
Screen size	14.2″	12.1″
Resolution
Resolution	3024 × 1964 (better)	800 × 600
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	12.1-inch active-matrix TFT colour LCD, displaying 32,768 colours at 800 × 600
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	PowerPC 603e 180 MHz (PowerBook 3400c), PowerPC 603e 200 MHz (PowerBook 3400c) or PowerPC 603e 240 MHz (PowerBook 3400c)
CPU cores
CPU cores	10	1
Graphics
Graphics	10-core GPU	–
Memory
Memory	16 GB, 24 GB or 32 GB (better)	16 MB
Storage
Storage	1 TB to 4 TB (better)	1.3 GB to 3 GB
CPU
CPU	10-core CPU with 4 super cores and 6 efficiency cores	PowerPC 603e at 180, 200 or 240 MHz; 40 MHz bus, 32 KB L1 cache and 256 KB L2 cache
GPU
GPU	Neural Accelerators; hardware-accelerated ray tracing; Media Engine with H.264, HEVC, ProRes and ProRes RAW acceleration and AV1 decode	Chips and Technologies CT65550 PCI video controller, named by Apple in its Japanese series specification
AI engine
AI engine	16-core Neural Engine	–
Memory type
Memory type	Unified memory	16 MB EDO RAM on the logic board, expandable to 144 MB with a memory card
Memory bandwidth
Memory bandwidth	153 GB/s	–
Storage type
Storage type	SSD, configurable up to 4 TB	1.3 GB ATA hard drive on the 180 MHz model; 2 GB on the 200 MHz and 3 GB on the 240 MHz Japanese configurations. Swappable 1.4 MB floppy and CD-ROM modules; Apple lists 6× CD for the 180 MHz model and 12× for the 200/240 MHz Japanese models.
Battery and size
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	Up to 24 hours	Up to 4 hours
Battery capacity
Battery capacity	72.4 Wh (better)	32 Wh
Weight
Weight	1.55 kg (better)	3.2 kg
Thickness
Thickness	15.5 mm (better)	65.6 mm
Width × depth
Width × depth	312.6 × 221.2 mm	293 × 239.5 mm
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	Up to 16 hours wireless web; lithium-polymer battery	32 Wh lithium-ion battery; Apple claimed two to four hours for the Japanese 200/240 MHz series. The Japanese 3.2 kg weight is with the floppy module; Apple lists 3.3 kg with CD-ROM.
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, RS-422 serial/LocalTalk, HDI-30 SCSI, HDI-15 external video, infrared, stereo audio input/output and two Type II PC Card slots or one Type III. Built-in 10Base-T Ethernet and 33.6 Kbps modem on the 200/240 MHz Japanese configurations; Ethernet optional on the 180 MHz support specification.
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	HDI-15 external display output; Apple lists 8-bit colour to a 21-inch monitor and 32,768 colours in SVGA mode on smaller monitors
Keyboard
Keyboard	Backlit Magic Keyboard, 78 (ANSI) or 79 (ISO) keys including 12 full-height function keys	–
Trackpad
Trackpad	Force Touch trackpad	Built-in solid-state trackpad
Speakers
Speakers	Six-speaker sound system with force-cancelling woofers; wide stereo; Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos	Four built-in speakers and an omnidirectional 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	Apple's Japanese 200/240 MHz configurations included floppy and 12× CD-ROM modules, lithium-ion battery, power adapter and Mac OS 7.6