Apple Macintosh PowerBook 5300c/100 vs Apple Macintosh PowerBook 5300ce/117

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Macintosh PowerBook 5300c/100 compared with Macintosh PowerBook 5300ce/117

	AppleMacintosh PowerBook 5300c/100	AppleMacintosh PowerBook 5300ce/117
Overview
Released
Released	August 1995	August 1995
Display
Screen size
Screen size	10.4″	10.4″
Resolution
Resolution	640 × 480	800 × 600 (better)
Touchscreen
Touchscreen	No	No
Display type
Display type	10.4-inch backlit active-matrix colour LCD; 32,768 colours with 1 MB video RAM	10.4-inch backlit active-matrix SVGA colour LCD; 32,768 colours at 800 × 600.
Performance
Processor
Processor	PowerPC 603e 100 MHz (PowerBook 5300c)	PowerPC 603e 117 MHz (PowerBook 5300ce/117)
CPU cores
CPU cores	1	1
Memory
Memory	16 MB	32 MB (better)
Storage
Storage	750 MB	1.1 GB (better)
CPU
CPU	100 MHz PowerPC 603e on a 33.3 MHz bus, with 32 KB L1 cache and no L2 cache	117 MHz PowerPC 603e on a 33.3 MHz data path, with 32 KB L1 cache and no L2 cache.
Memory type
Memory type	16 MB fitted in Apple's Japanese configuration; expandable to 64 MB with a third-party memory card	32 MB in Apple's Japanese factory configuration; expandable to 64 MB.
Storage type
Storage type	750 MB internal IDE hard drive and removable 1.4 MB Apple SuperDrive floppy module in Apple's Japanese configuration; the English support sheet also lists a 500 MB drive	1.1 GB internal IDE hard drive and removable 1.44 MB floppy module in the Japanese configuration; expansion bay accepts third-party drives.
Battery and size
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	Up to 4 hours	Up to 4 hours
Weight
Weight	2.9 kg	2.9 kg
Thickness
Thickness	54.8 mm	54.8 mm
Width × depth
Width × depth	293 × 217 mm	293 × 217 mm
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	Removable nickel-metal hydride battery; Apple claimed 2.5–4 hours of operation. The 2.9 kg Japanese weight includes the floppy module.	Removable nickel-metal hydride battery; Apple claimed 2.5 to four hours. The 2.9 kg weight includes the floppy module.
Connections
Operating system
Operating system	macOS	macOS
Port detail
Port detail	ADB, RS-422 serial/LocalTalk, HDI-30 SCSI, mini-15 video, stereo audio input/output, infrared and two Type I/II PC Card slots or one Type III slot; Ethernet via PC Card	ADB, HDI-30 SCSI, RS-422 serial/LocalTalk, mini-15 video, stereo audio input/output, infrared and two Type I/II PC Card slots or one Type III; Ethernet via PC Card.
External displays
External displays	External video supports 256 colours, with greater colour depth available through third-party hardware	–
Trackpad
Trackpad	Built-in solid-state trackpad	–
Speakers
Speakers	Built-in speaker and microphone with 16-bit stereo audio input/output	Built-in speaker and microphone with 16-bit stereo audio input/output.
In the box
In the box	Apple's Japanese 16 MB/750 MB configuration included a battery, power adapter, PC Card tray module and PowerBook Mobility Bundle software	Japanese 32 MB/1.1 GB configuration included floppy module, battery, power adapter, PC Card tray and KanjiTalk 7.5.2.