Apple PowerBook G4 (15-inch, Double-Layer SD) vs Apple PowerBook G4 (Original 2001)

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PowerBook G4 (15-inch, Double-Layer SD) compared with PowerBook G4 (Original 2001)

	ApplePowerBook G4 (15-inch, Double-Layer SD)	ApplePowerBook G4 (Original 2001)
Overview
Released
Released	October 2005	January 2001
Display
Screen size
Screen size	15.2″	15.2″
Resolution
Resolution	1440 × 960 (better)	1152 × 768
Touchscreen
Touchscreen	No	No
Display type
Display type	15.2-inch TFT widescreen, 1440 × 960; panel technology and refresh unpublished.	15.2-inch TFT widescreen active-matrix display. Exact panel technology, brightness and built-in refresh unpublished.
Performance
Processor
Processor	PowerPC G4 1.67 GHz (PowerBook 15-inch Late 2005)	PowerPC G4 400 MHz (PowerBook Original 2001) or PowerPC G4 500 MHz (PowerBook Original 2001)
CPU cores
CPU cores	1	1
Graphics
Graphics	ATI Mobility Radeon 9700 (128 MB DDR)	ATI Rage Mobility 128 (8 MB SDRAM)
Memory
Memory	512 MB or 2 GB (better)	128 MB, 256 MB or 1 GB
Storage
Storage	80 GB to 120 GB (better)	10 GB to 30 GB
CPU
CPU	1.67 GHz PowerPC G4 with 512 KB on-chip L2 and 167 MHz system bus. Exact silicon supplier omitted.	400 or 500 MHz PowerPC G4 with Velocity Engine; 1 MB backside L2 cache on 200 or 250 MHz dedicated 64-bit cache bus, 100 MHz system bus, 64 KB L1 (32 KB data/32 KB instruction). Exact supplier/SKU omitted.
GPU
GPU	ATI Mobility Radeon 9700 with 128 MB DDR and dual-link DVI standard	ATI Rage Mobility 128 with 8 MB SDRAM and AGP 2 ×.
Memory type
Memory type	512 MB PC2-4200 DDR2 running at 333 MHz; two SO-DIMM slots support up to 2 GB.	128 MB stock at 400 MHz or 256 MB at 500 MHz; two PC100 SO-DIMM slots support up to 1 GB.
Storage type
Storage type	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.	400 MHz stock 10 GB, 500 MHz stock 20 GB Ultra ATA/66. Maker-listed 30 GB build-to-order option retained for both with published RAM maxima; no intermediate capacities invented. Slot-loading DVD-ROM reads DVD-ROM, DVD-Video, DVD-RAM and CD-ROM.
Battery and size
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	Up to 5.5 hours	Up to 5 hours
Battery capacity
Battery capacity	–	50 Wh
Weight
Weight	–	2.4 kg
Thickness
Thickness	–	26 mm
Width × depth
Width × depth	–	341 × 241 mm
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	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.	50 Wh lithium-ion; up to five hours maker claim. Published 2.4 kg includes battery and varies by configuration/manufacturing process. Metric dimensions 34.1 × 24.1 × 2.6 cm are from the exact Apple technical sheet preserved by SavageTaylor, not calculated from inches.
Charger
Charger	Power adapter included; wattage not established for this exact generation in the read family sheet.	–
Materials
Materials	Aluminium enclosure	Titanium enclosure
Connections
Ports
Ports	2 × USB-A, Ethernet, headphone jack	2 × USB-A, Ethernet, headphone jack
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	AirPort Extreme 802.11g/b	Optional AirPort 802.11b
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	2.0 + EDR	–
Operating system
Operating system	macOS	macOS
Port detail
Port detail	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.	Two 12 Mbps USB ports, one 400 Mbps FireWire port, 10/100BASE-T Ethernet, 56K V.90 modem, 4 Mbps IrDA, one Type I/II PC Card/CardBus slot with ZoomVideo support, VGA, S-video and stereo output; no microphone input jack.
External displays
External displays	Dual-link DVI supports 30-inch Cinema HD display; DVI-to-VGA and S-video-to-composite adapters included.	VGA 24-bit video output and S-video, with S-video-to-composite adapter. 8 MB video memory supports millions of colours on external monitors up to 21 inches (preserved exact maker sheet).
Keyboard
Keyboard	Full-size illuminated keyboard with ambient light sensor	77 US or 78 ISO keys; 12 function keys, four arrows and embedded numeric keypad.
Trackpad
Trackpad	Two-finger scrolling/panning, tap, double-tap and drag support	Tap, double-tap and drag support
Speakers
Speakers	Stereo speakers	Two built-in stereo speakers
Microphones
Microphones	Internal omnidirectional microphone	Internal omnidirectional microphone
In the box
In the box	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.	Power adapter, DVD software, iMovie 2 and iTunes. Maker promised January availability; LowEndMac reported actual retail collection on 31 January 2001. First sale day unestablished, so month retained.