Apple MacBook Pro 14″ (M5) vs Apple Macintosh PowerBook 5300c/100

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MacBook Pro 14″ (M5) compared with Macintosh PowerBook 5300c/100

	AppleMacBook Pro 14″ (M5)	AppleMacintosh PowerBook 5300c/100
Overview
Released
Released	October 2025	August 1995
Display
Screen size
Screen size	14.2″	10.4″
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	10.4-inch backlit active-matrix colour LCD; 32,768 colours with 1 MB video RAM
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 100 MHz (PowerBook 5300c)
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)	750 MB
CPU
CPU	10-core CPU with 4 super cores and 6 efficiency cores	100 MHz PowerPC 603e on a 33.3 MHz bus, with 32 KB L1 cache and no L2 cache
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	16 MB fitted in Apple's Japanese configuration; expandable to 64 MB with a third-party memory card
Memory bandwidth
Memory bandwidth	153 GB/s	–
Storage type
Storage type	SSD, configurable up to 4 TB	750 MB internal IDE hard drive and removable 1.4 MB Apple SuperDrive floppy module in Apple's Japanese configuration; the English support sheet also lists a 500 MB drive
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	–
Weight
Weight	1.55 kg (better)	2.9 kg
Thickness
Thickness	15.5 mm (better)	54.8 mm
Width × depth
Width × depth	312.6 × 221.2 mm	293 × 217 mm
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	Up to 16 hours wireless web; lithium-polymer battery	Removable nickel-metal hydride battery; Apple claimed 2.5–4 hours of operation. The 2.9 kg Japanese weight includes the floppy module.
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, mini-15 video, stereo audio input/output, infrared and two Type I/II PC Card slots or one Type III slot; Ethernet via PC Card
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	External video supports 256 colours, with greater colour depth available through third-party hardware
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	Built-in speaker and microphone with 16-bit stereo audio input/output
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 16 MB/750 MB configuration included a battery, power adapter, PC Card tray module and PowerBook Mobility Bundle software