Apple Macintosh PowerBook 2400c/240 vs Apple PowerBook G4 (12-inch, 1.5GHz)

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Macintosh PowerBook 2400c/240 compared with PowerBook G4 (12-inch, 1.5GHz)

	AppleMacintosh PowerBook 2400c/240	ApplePowerBook G4 (12-inch, 1.5GHz)
Overview
Released
Released	April 1998	2005
Display
Screen size
Screen size	10.4″	12.1″
Resolution
Resolution	800 × 600	1024 × 768 (better)
Touchscreen
Touchscreen	No	No
Display type
Display type	10.4-inch active-matrix SVGA colour LCD; 16-bit colour at 800 × 600	12.1-inch TFT XGA active-matrix display; panel technology and refresh unpublished.
Performance
Processor
Processor	PowerPC 603e 240 MHz (PowerBook 2400c/240)	PowerPC G4 1.5 GHz (PowerBook 12-inch 2005)
CPU cores
CPU cores	1	1
Graphics
Graphics	–	NVIDIA GeForce FX Go5200 (64 MB DDR)
Memory
Memory	16 MB	512 MB or 1.25 GB (better)
Storage
Storage	2 GB	60 GB to 100 GB (better)
CPU
CPU	240 MHz PowerPC 603e with 32 KB L1 cache, 256 KB L2 cache and 40 MHz bus	1.5 GHz PowerPC G4, 512 KB on-chip L2 and 167 MHz system bus. Exact silicon supplier omitted.
GPU
GPU	–	NVIDIA GeForce FX Go5200 with 64 MB DDR video memory and AGP 4×.
Memory type
Memory type	16 MB on the logic board; one SO-DIMM slot and 80 MB maker-stated maximum	512 MB PC2700 DDR333 standard; one SO-DIMM slot, maximum 1.25 GB.
Storage type
Storage type	2 GB internal ATA hard drive; no internal floppy or CD-ROM drive	5400 rpm Ultra ATA/100 hard drive with Sudden Motion Sensor. Combo base60GB; SuperDrive base80GB; 100GB build-to-order on either. 8× DVD±RW/CD-RW SuperDrive; optical-drive differences retained in details.
Battery and size
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	–	Up to 5 hours
Battery capacity
Battery capacity	29 Wh	50 Wh (better)
Weight
Weight	2 kg (better)	2.1 kg
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	29 Wh lithium-ion battery	50 Wh lithium-ion, up to five hours. Published reference weight 2.1 kg with battery and optical drive; varies by configuration/manufacturing. Published dimensions: height 3.0 cm, width 27.7 cm, depth 21.9 cm.
Charger
Charger	–	45 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, HDI-15 video, infrared and two Type II PC Card slots or one Type III slot; no built-in Ethernet	Two USB 2.0 ports, FireWire 400, 10/100 Ethernet, 56K V.92 modem, mini-DVI, audio input and headphone output. Mini-DVI-to-DVI and mini-DVI-to-VGA adapters included; television adapter separate.
External displays
External displays	–	Dual display and mirroring; external resolution up to 2048 × 1536.
Keyboard
Keyboard	–	Full-size keyboard with embedded numeric keypad
Trackpad
Trackpad	–	Two-finger scrolling/panning, tap, double-tap and drag support
Speakers
Speakers	Built-in speaker; 16-bit stereo audio input/output	Stereo speakers with midrange-enhancing third speaker
Microphones
Microphones	–	Internal omnidirectional microphone
In the box
In the box	–	Apple announced 31 January 2005 with availability planned later that week. Actual first on-sale month unestablished after a bounded search; year precision retained. Launch Mac OS X 10.3 Panther and iLife ’05; later units shipped Tiger.