Apple Macintosh PowerBook 150 vs Apple Macintosh PowerBook 5300/100

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Macintosh PowerBook 150 compared with Macintosh PowerBook 5300/100

	AppleMacintosh PowerBook 150	AppleMacintosh PowerBook 5300/100
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 with 16 grey levels
Performance
Processor
Processor	Motorola 68030 33 MHz (PowerBook 165)	PowerPC 603e 100 MHz (PowerBook 5300c)
CPU cores
CPU cores	1	1
Memory
Memory	4 MB or 8 MB	16 MB (better)
Storage
Storage	120 MB to 250 MB	500 MB (better)
CPU
CPU	33 MHz Motorola 68030, with no floating-point unit	100 MHz PowerPC 603e with a 33.3 MHz bus, 32 KB L1 cache and no L2 cache
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	Japanese bundled configuration has 16 MB, expandable to 64 MB; English support gives an 8 MB base configuration
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
Battery and size
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	Up to 4 hours	Up to 4.5 hours
Weight
Weight	2.5 kg (better)	2.8 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 claims 3–4.5 hours. Charging takes two hours while asleep or unused, four hours during use. Japanese maker 2.8 kg includes the floppy module; replacing it with the PC Card tray reduces weight by about 180 g
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	Two Type I/II PC Card slots or one Type III, ADB, RS-422 serial/LocalTalk, HDI-30 SCSI, stereo sound input/output, external video, infrared and power input; Ethernet requires a PC Card
External displays
External displays	–	Video output supports 256 colours; third-party hardware can provide greater colour depth
Trackpad
Trackpad	30 mm trackball with two buttons	Built-in solid-state trackpad
Speakers
Speakers	Built-in mono speaker	Built-in speaker and omnidirectional microphone with 16-bit stereo audio input/output
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	Japanese 16 MB/500 MB bundle includes nickel-metal hydride battery, power adapter, PC Card tray, KanjiTalk 7.5.2 CD-ROM and PowerBook Mobility Bundle