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Apple Macintosh PowerBook 5300ce/117 vs Apple PowerBook G4 (15-inch, Double-Layer SD)

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AppleMacintosh PowerBook 5300ce/117ApplePowerBook G4 (15-inch, Double-Layer SD)
Overview
ReleasedAugust 1995October 2005
Display
Screen size10.4″15.2″
Resolution800 × 6001440 × 960
TouchscreenNoNo
Display type10.4-inch backlit active-matrix SVGA colour LCD; 32,768 colours at 800 × 600.15.2-inch TFT widescreen, 1440 × 960; panel technology and refresh unpublished.
Performance
ProcessorPowerPC 603e 117 MHz (PowerBook 5300ce/117)PowerPC G4 1.67 GHz (PowerBook 15-inch Late 2005)
CPU cores11
Graphics–ATI Mobility Radeon 9700 (128 MB DDR)
Memory32 MB512 MB or 2 GB
Storage1.1 GB80 GB to 120 GB
CPU117 MHz PowerPC 603e on a 33.3 MHz data path, with 32 KB L1 cache and no L2 cache.1.67 GHz PowerPC G4 with 512 KB on-chip L2 and 167 MHz system bus. Exact silicon supplier omitted.
GPU–ATI Mobility Radeon 9700 with 128 MB DDR and dual-link DVI standard
Memory type32 MB in Apple's Japanese factory configuration; expandable to 64 MB.512 MB PC2-4200 DDR2 running at 333 MHz; two SO-DIMM slots support up to 2 GB.
Storage type1.1 GB internal IDE hard drive and removable 1.44 MB floppy module in the Japanese configuration; expansion bay accepts third-party drives.80 GB 5400 rpm Ultra ATA/100 standard with Sudden Motion Sensor. Build-to-order: 100 GB 5400 or 7200 rpm, or 120 GB 5400 rpm. 8× SuperDrive with 2.4× double-layer DVD+R support; optional Combo drive. Speed/optical alternatives retained here rather than duplicate capacity rows.
Battery and size
Battery life (maker's claim)Up to 4 hoursUp to 5.5 hours
Weight2.9 kg–
Thickness54.8 mm–
Width × depth293 × 217 mm–
Battery life detailRemovable nickel-metal hydride battery; Apple claimed 2.5 to four hours. The 2.9 kg weight includes the floppy module.Up to 5.5 hours, dependent on configuration and use. Retained maker family sheet publishes 15-inch reference weight 5.6 pounds, footprint 13.7 × 9.5 inches and thickness 1.1 inches; no calculated metric main values. Its detailed 58 Wh battery section is explicitly 17-inch and is not borrowed.
Charger–Power adapter included; wattage not established for this exact generation in the read family sheet.
Materials–Aluminium enclosure
Connections
Ports–2 × USB-A, Ethernet, headphone jack
Wi-Fi–AirPort Extreme 802.11g/b
Bluetooth–2.0 + EDR
Operating systemmacOSmacOS
Port detailADB, 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.Two USB 2.0 ports, FireWire 400 and 800, Gigabit Ethernet, 56K V.92 modem, DVI, S-video and Type I/II PC Card slot. Combined analogue/optical digital input and output.
External displays–Dual-link DVI supports 30-inch Cinema HD display; DVI-to-VGA and S-video-to-composite adapters included.
Keyboard–Full-size illuminated keyboard with ambient light sensor
Trackpad–Two-finger scrolling/panning, tap, double-tap and drag support
SpeakersBuilt-in speaker and microphone with 16-bit stereo audio input/output.Stereo speakers
Microphones–Internal omnidirectional microphone
In the boxJapanese 32 MB/1.1 GB configuration included floppy module, battery, power adapter, PC Card tray and KanjiTalk 7.5.2.Apple UK confirms immediate availability on 19 October 2005. Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger and iLife ’05 supplied. The retained sheet’s configuration table covers all sizes but its detailed specification section describes the 17-inch; only the 15-inch table and explicit build-to-order fields are used here.

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