Apple Macintosh PowerBook 150 vs Apple Macintosh PowerBook 190

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Macintosh PowerBook 150 compared with Macintosh PowerBook 190

	AppleMacintosh PowerBook 150	AppleMacintosh PowerBook 190
Overview
Released
Released	July 1994	August 1995
Display
Screen size
Screen size	9.5″	9.5″
Resolution
Resolution	640 × 480	640 × 480
Touchscreen
Touchscreen	No	No
Display type
Display type	9.5-inch backlit FSTN passive-matrix LCD with four grey shades; Apple's Japanese sheet and April 1995 Apple Facts give 640 × 480, while its English support table lists 640 × 400	9.5-inch backlit FSTN passive-matrix LCD, displaying 16 shades of grey at 640 × 480
Performance
Processor
Processor	Motorola 68030 33 MHz (PowerBook 165)	Motorola 68LC040 66 MHz (PowerBook 190)
CPU cores
CPU cores	1	1
Memory
Memory	4 MB or 8 MB	8 MB
Storage
Storage	120 MB to 250 MB	500 MB (better)
CPU
CPU	33 MHz Motorola 68030, with no floating-point unit	Motorola 68LC040 running internally at 66 MHz with a 33 MHz bus; no floating-point unit
Memory type
Memory type	Apple's Japanese configuration has 8 MB and lists a 24 MB maximum; the English support sheet and April 1995 Apple Facts give 4 MB on the logic board and a 40 MB maximum	8 MB in Apple's Japanese configuration, expandable to 40 MB with a third-party card
Storage type
Storage type	Internal IDE hard drive and 1.4 MB Apple SuperDrive floppy drive; Japanese bundled configuration has 120 MB, while April 1995 Apple Facts specifies a 250 MB drive with 4 MB RAM	500 MB internal IDE hard drive and removable 1.4 MB Apple SuperDrive floppy module; IDE expansion bay supports other modules
Battery and size
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	Up to 4 hours	Up to 5 hours
Weight
Weight	2.5 kg (better)	2.7 kg
Thickness
Thickness	57 mm	51.4 mm (better)
Width × depth
Width × depth	286 × 236 mm	293 × 217 mm
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	Removable nickel-cadmium battery; Apple claims 2–4 hours. Backup battery preserves RAM for up to four minutes while swapping the main battery in sleep. Japanese maker dimensions and 2.5 kg weight used; English support lists 5.8 lb, while Apple Facts lists 5.5 lb (2.5 kg)	Removable nickel-metal hydride battery; Apple stated 2.5–5 hours per charge
Connections
Operating system
Operating system	macOS	macOS
Port detail
Port detail	RS-422 serial/LocalTalk, HDI-30 SCSI, power input and optional internal modem slot; no ADB, Ethernet or video port	ADB, RS-422 serial/LocalTalk, HDI-30 SCSI and stereo headphone output; two Type II or one Type III PC Card slot; video and infrared available as optional upgrades
External displays
External displays	–	Optional video output upgrade supports up to 256 colours on Apple and VGA/SVGA monitors
Keyboard
Keyboard	–	Built-in keyboard with solid-state trackpad below the keys
Trackpad
Trackpad	30 mm trackball with two buttons	Built-in solid-state trackpad
Speakers
Speakers	Built-in mono speaker	Built-in speaker and microphone; 16-bit stereo output through headphones
In the box
In the box	Japanese 8 MB/120 MB bundle includes battery, battery case, power adapter, KanjiTalk 7 CD-ROM and preinstalled ClarisWorks and PowerBook Mobility Bundle	Apple's Japanese configuration included the removable battery, power adapter, System 7.5.2 CD-ROM, PowerBook Mobility Bundle and ClarisWorks 2.0