Apple Macintosh PowerBook 145B vs Apple Macintosh PowerBook 160

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Macintosh PowerBook 145B compared with Macintosh PowerBook 160

	AppleMacintosh PowerBook 145B	AppleMacintosh PowerBook 160
Overview
Released
Released	June 1993	October 1992
Display
Screen size
Screen size	10″	10″
Resolution
Resolution	640 × 400	640 × 400
Touchscreen
Touchscreen	No	No
Display type
Display type	10-inch backlit supertwist passive-matrix monochrome LCD at 640 × 400	10-inch backlit FSTN passive-matrix LCD, displaying 16 shades of grey at 640 × 400
Performance
Processor
Processor	Motorola 68030 25 MHz (PowerBook 145B)	Motorola 68030 25 MHz (PowerBook 160)
CPU cores
CPU cores	1	1
Memory
Memory	4 MB	4 MB
Storage
Storage	40 MB to 80 MB	40 MB to 120 MB (better)
CPU
CPU	25 MHz Motorola 68030 without a floating-point coprocessor	25 MHz Motorola 68030 without a floating-point coprocessor; optional 16 MHz power-saving mode
Memory type
Memory type	4 MB on the logic board, expandable to 8 MB with a memory card	4 MB on the logic board, expandable to 14 MB with a memory card
Storage type
Storage type	Internal SCSI hard drive; Apple's contemporary catalogue offered 40 or 80 MB with a built-in 1.4 MB Apple SuperDrive floppy drive	Internal 2.5-inch SCSI hard drive, offered by Apple at 40, 80 and 120 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 3 hours	Up to 3 hours
Weight
Weight	3.1 kg	3.1 kg
Thickness
Thickness	58 mm	58 mm
Width × depth
Width × depth	287 × 236 mm	287 × 236 mm
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	Removable nickel-cadmium battery; Apple stated an average 2.5–3 hours of operation	Removable 2.8 Ah nickel-cadmium battery; Apple stated an average 2.5–3 hours of operation
Connections
Operating system
Operating system	macOS	macOS
Port detail
Port detail	ADB, HDI-30 SCSI, two serial ports and audio input/output; optional internal modem; no video output	ADB, HDI-30 SCSI, two RS-422 serial ports, custom video output and audio input/output; internal modem connector, with modem optional
External displays
External displays	–	Up to 256 colours on Apple monitors through 16 inches; mirror or independent extended display modes, with VGA/SVGA support through adapters
Keyboard
Keyboard	–	Built-in keyboard with 30 mm trackball below the keys
Trackpad
Trackpad	Built-in trackball	Built-in trackball
Speakers
Speakers	Built-in speaker	Built-in speaker and microphone; stereo output through the headphone jack
In the box
In the box	–	Apple developer note lists a rechargeable battery and external recharger/power adapter; System 7.1 shipped with the model