Apple Macintosh PowerBook 145B vs Apple Macintosh PowerBook 165

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Macintosh PowerBook 145B compared with Macintosh PowerBook 165

	AppleMacintosh PowerBook 145B	AppleMacintosh PowerBook 165
Overview
Released
Released	June 1993	August 1993
Display
Screen size
Screen size	10″	9.8″
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	9.8-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 33 MHz (PowerBook 165)
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	33 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; Apple's developer note lists 40, 80 and 120 MB capacities, plus a built-in 1.4 MB SuperDrive floppy drive
Battery and size
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	Up to 3 hours	–
Weight
Weight	3.1 kg	3.1 kg
Thickness
Thickness	58 mm	57 mm (better)
Width × depth
Width × depth	287 × 236 mm	286 × 236 mm
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	Removable nickel-cadmium battery; Apple stated an average 2.5–3 hours of operation	Removable nickel-cadmium battery
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 serial ports, video output and audio input/output; optional internal modem
External displays
External displays	–	Up to 256 colours on Apple monitors through 16 inches; mirror or independent extended desktop modes
Trackpad
Trackpad	Built-in trackball	Built-in trackball
Speakers
Speakers	Built-in speaker	Built-in speaker and microphone