Apple Macintosh PowerBook 180c vs Apple PowerBook G4 (17-inch, 1.67GHz)

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Macintosh PowerBook 180c compared with PowerBook G4 (17-inch, 1.67GHz)

	AppleMacintosh PowerBook 180c	ApplePowerBook G4 (17-inch, 1.67GHz)
Overview
Released
Released	June 1993	February 2005
Display
Screen size
Screen size	10″	17″
Resolution
Resolution	640 × 480	1440 × 900 (better)
Touchscreen
Touchscreen	No	No
Display type
Display type	10-inch backlit TFT active-matrix colour LCD, displaying 256 colours at 640 × 480	17-inch TFT widescreen; panel technology and refresh unpublished.
Performance
Processor
Processor	Motorola 68030 33 MHz (PowerBook 180c)	PowerPC G4 1.67 GHz (PowerBook 17-inch Early 2005)
CPU cores
CPU cores	1	1
Graphics
Graphics	–	ATI Mobility Radeon 9700 (128 MB DDR)
Memory
Memory	4 MB	512 MB or 2 GB (better)
Storage
Storage	80 MB to 160 MB	80 GB to 100 GB (better)
CPU
CPU	33 MHz Motorola 68030 with Motorola 68882 floating-point coprocessor; optional 16 MHz power-saving mode	1.67 GHz PowerPC G4, 512 KB on-chip L2 and 167 MHz bus. Exact silicon supplier omitted.
GPU
GPU	–	ATI Mobility Radeon 9700 with 128 MB DDR and dual-link DVI
Memory type
Memory type	4 MB on the logic board, expandable to 14 MB with a memory card	512 MB PC2700 DDR333 standard; two SO-DIMM slots, maximum 2 GB.
Storage type
Storage type	Internal 2.5-inch SCSI hard drive, offered by Apple at 80 or 160 MB; built-in 1.4 MB Apple SuperDrive floppy drive	100 GB 5400 rpm Ultra ATA/100 standard with Sudden Motion Sensor. Retained maker build-to-order list offers 80 GB or 100 GB on 15/17-inch models; 80 GB alternative represented without changing the 100 GB stock specification. 8× DVD±RW/CD-RW SuperDrive.
Battery and size
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	Up to 2 hours	Up to 4.5 hours
Battery capacity
Battery capacity	–	58 Wh
Weight
Weight	3.2 kg	3.1 kg (better)
Thickness
Thickness	59 mm	–
Width × depth
Width × depth	287 × 236 mm	–
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	Removable nickel-cadmium battery; Apple stated an average 1–2 hours of operation	58 Wh lithium-ion, up to 4.5 hours. Maker reference 3.1 kg includes battery and optical drive and varies by configuration/manufacturing. Published dimensions: height 2.6 cm, width 39.2 cm, depth 25.9 cm.
Charger
Charger	–	65 W power adapter
Materials
Materials	–	Aluminium enclosure
Connections
Ports
Ports	–	2 × USB-A, Ethernet, headphone jack
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	–	AirPort Extreme 802.11g/b
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	–	2.0 + EDR
Operating system
Operating system	macOS	macOS
Port detail
Port detail	ADB, HDI-30 SCSI, two serial ports, video output and audio input/output; internal modem optional	Two USB 2.0 ports, FireWire 400 and 800, Gigabit Ethernet, 56K V.92 modem, DVI, S-video and PC Card/CardBus slot. Combined optical-digital/analogue input and output minijacks.
External displays
External displays	Supports Apple displays except the Macintosh 21-inch Color Display, plus some third-party VGA and SVGA monitors; mirror or independent extended display modes	DVI dual-link: external display up to 2560 × 1600, including 30-inch Cinema HD display; VGA, S-video and composite supported with listed adapters.
Keyboard
Keyboard	Built-in keyboard with trackball below the keys	Full-size illuminated fibre-optic keyboard with ambient light sensor; Apple states backlighting up to ten times brighter than previous generation.
Trackpad
Trackpad	Built-in trackball	Two-finger scrolling/panning, tap, double-tap and drag support
Speakers
Speakers	Built-in speaker and microphone	Two stereo speakers
Microphones
Microphones	–	Internal omnidirectional microphone
In the box
In the box	–	Apple announced 31 January 2005 with availability planned later that week. Ken Mingis’s 10 February Computerworld report says his unit shipped the previous week and arrived Monday; February precision retained without a verified first shipping day. Launch Mac OS X 10.3 Panther and iLife ’05.