Apple Macintosh PowerBook 2400c/180 vs Sony VAIO TR (PCG-TR1MP)

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Macintosh PowerBook 2400c/180 compared with VAIO TR (PCG-TR1MP)

	AppleMacintosh PowerBook 2400c/180	SonyVAIO TR (PCG-TR1MP)
Overview
Released
Released	May 1997	2003
Display
Screen size
Screen size	10.4″	10.6″
Resolution
Resolution	800 × 600	1280 × 768 (better)
Touchscreen
Touchscreen	No	No
Display type
Display type	10.4-inch backlit TFT active-matrix colour LCD, displaying thousands of colours at 800 × 600	Wide TFT LCD with ONYX Black finish. Size and resolution are confirmed by the exact PCG-TR1MP test in Notebook.cz and the contemporary Sony product report in PoS-MAIL.
Performance
Processor
Processor	PowerPC 603e 180 MHz (PowerBook 2400c)	Intel Pentium M ULV 900 MHz
CPU cores
CPU cores	1	1
Graphics
Graphics	–	Intel 855GM integrated graphics
Memory
Memory	16 MB	256 MB (better)
Storage
Storage	1.3 GB	30 GB (better)
CPU
CPU	180 MHz PowerPC 603e with integrated floating-point unit, 32 KB L1 cache and 256 KB L2 cache	Intel Pentium M ultra-low-voltage processor at 900 MHz (Notebook.cz); Intel lists 1MB L2 cache and a 400 MHz front-side bus for this processor.
GPU
GPU	–	Intel 855GM integrated graphics, dynamically sharing up to 64MB of system memory (Notebook.cz)
Memory type
Memory type	16 MB on the logic board with one SO-DIMM expansion slot	256MB DDR SDRAM as shipped; two memory slots, one occupied, supporting up to 1GB (Notebook.cz)
Storage type
Storage type	1.3 GB internal ATA hard drive; supplied external 1.4 MB Apple SuperDrive floppy drive	30GB hard disk and an integrated CD-RW/DVD-ROM combination drive (Notebook.cz)
Battery and size
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	Up to 4 hours	–
Battery capacity
Battery capacity	29 Wh	–
Weight
Weight	2 kg	–
Thickness
Thickness	47 mm	–
Width × depth
Width × depth	267 × 213 mm	–
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	Removable 29 Wh lithium-ion battery; Apple stated an average 2–4 hours of operation	Rechargeable battery pack. Notebook.cz measured 3 hours 53 minutes in its editorial battery test; this is not a maker runtime claim.
Colours
Colours	–	Silver with a white keyboard and palm-rest surface
Connections
Ports
Ports	–	2 × USB-A, headphone jack
Operating system
Operating system	macOS	Windows
Port detail
Port detail	ADB, HDI-30 SCSI, serial, HDI-15 video, infrared, stereo audio input/output and external floppy connector; two Type II or one Type III PC Card slot	Two USB 2.0 Type-A sockets, separate headphone and microphone sockets, VGA, S400 i.LINK, Ethernet, modem, Memory Stick and a Type II PC Card slot. Sony's European user guide identifies the physical connectors.
External displays
External displays	Built-in video output through the HDI-15 connector	–
Keyboard
Keyboard	Built-in keyboard with 12 function keys	Built-in keyboard with embedded numeric keypad and two Fn keys (Notebook.cz)
Trackpad
Trackpad	Built-in Apple trackpad	Touchpad with separate left and right buttons
Speakers
Speakers	Built-in speaker and microphone; 16-bit stereo audio input/output	–
In the box
In the box	External floppy drive, power adapter and lithium-ion battery	Windows XP Professional configuration; AC adapter, rechargeable battery and recovery/documentation media. Exact European RAM, storage and processor configuration are sourced from Notebook.cz; the US TR1A specification is different.