Apple Macintosh PowerBook Duo 2300c/100 vs Apple PowerBook G4 (15-inch, Double-Layer SD)

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Macintosh PowerBook Duo 2300c/100 compared with PowerBook G4 (15-inch, Double-Layer SD)

	AppleMacintosh PowerBook Duo 2300c/100	ApplePowerBook G4 (15-inch, Double-Layer SD)
Overview
Released
Released	August 1995	October 2005
Display
Screen size
Screen size	9.5″	15.2″
Resolution
Resolution	640 × 480	1440 × 960 (better)
Touchscreen
Touchscreen	No	No
Display type
Display type	9.5-inch backlit active-matrix colour LCD; 256 colours at 640 × 480 or 32,768 colours at 640 × 400.	15.2-inch TFT widescreen, 1440 × 960; panel technology and refresh unpublished.
Performance
Processor
Processor	PowerPC 603e 100 MHz (PowerBook Duo 2300c/100)	PowerPC G4 1.67 GHz (PowerBook 15-inch Late 2005)
CPU cores
CPU cores	1	1
Graphics
Graphics	–	ATI Mobility Radeon 9700 (128 MB DDR)
Memory
Memory	20 MB	512 MB or 2 GB (better)
Storage
Storage	1.1 GB	80 GB to 120 GB (better)
CPU
CPU	100 MHz PowerPC 603e with 32 KB L1 cache and 33 MHz data path.	1.67 GHz PowerPC G4 with 512 KB on-chip L2 and 167 MHz system bus. Exact silicon supplier omitted.
GPU
GPU	–	ATI Mobility Radeon 9700 with 128 MB DDR and dual-link DVI standard
Memory type
Memory type	Japanese 20 MB factory configuration, expandable to 56 MB; 8 MB on the logic board and one Duo RAM slot.	512 MB PC2-4200 DDR2 running at 333 MHz; two SO-DIMM slots support up to 2 GB.
Storage type
Storage type	1.1 GB internal hard drive in the Japanese configuration; external floppy drive and CD-ROM access require accessories or a dock.	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)
Battery life (maker's claim)	Up to 4 hours	Up to 5.5 hours
Weight
Weight	2.2 kg	–
Thickness
Thickness	38 mm	–
Width × depth
Width × depth	277 × 216 mm	–
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	Removable Type III nickel-metal hydride battery; Apple quoted two to four hours per charge.	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
Charger	–	Power adapter included; wattage not established for this exact generation in the read family sheet.
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	RS-422 serial/LocalTalk, 152-pin Duo dock connector, power input and built-in 14.4 kbps Express modem in the Japanese configuration; no built-in Ethernet.	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
External displays	–	Dual-link DVI supports 30-inch Cinema HD display; DVI-to-VGA and S-video-to-composite adapters included.
Keyboard
Keyboard	–	Full-size illuminated keyboard with ambient light sensor
Trackpad
Trackpad	–	Two-finger scrolling/panning, tap, double-tap and drag support
Speakers
Speakers	Built-in mono speaker and microphone; stereo output through an optional Duo Dock.	Stereo speakers
Microphones
Microphones	–	Internal omnidirectional microphone
In the box
In the box	Japanese 20 MB/1.1 GB configuration supplied with KanjiTalk 7.5.2, Express modem, Type III battery and power adapter.	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.