Apple PowerBook G4 17-inch (Early 2003) vs Apple PowerBook G4 (17-inch, 1.33GHz)

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PowerBook G4 17-inch (Early 2003) compared with PowerBook G4 (17-inch, 1.33GHz)

	ApplePowerBook G4 17-inch (Early 2003)	ApplePowerBook G4 (17-inch, 1.33GHz)
Overview
Released
Released	March 2003	September 2003
Display
Screen size
Screen size	17″	17″
Resolution
Resolution	1440 × 900	1440 × 900
Touchscreen
Touchscreen	No	No
Display type
Display type	17-inch TFT widescreen; exact panel technology, brightness and built-in refresh unpublished.	17-inch TFT widescreen; panel technology and refresh unpublished.
Performance
Processor
Processor	PowerPC G4 1 GHz (PowerBook 17-inch Early 2003)	PowerPC G4 1.33 GHz (PowerBook 17-inch 2003)
CPU cores
CPU cores	1	1
Graphics
Graphics	NVIDIA GeForce4 440 Go (64 MB DDR)	ATI Mobility Radeon 9600 (64 MB DDR)
Memory
Memory	512 MB or 1 GB	512 MB or 2 GB (better)
Storage
Storage	60 GB	80 GB (better)
CPU
CPU	1 GHz PowerPC G4 with Velocity Engine, 1 MB DDR SRAM L3 cache and 167 MHz system bus. Exact silicon supplier/SKU omitted.	1.33 GHz PowerPC G4, 512 KB on-chip L2 and 167 MHz bus. Exact silicon supplier omitted.
GPU
GPU	NVIDIA GeForce4 440 Go, AGP 4 × with 64 MB DDR video memory.	ATI Mobility Radeon 9600, 64 MB DDR video memory, AGP 4×.
Memory type
Memory type	512 MB PC2700 DDR333 standard; two SO-DIMM slots and maker-supported maximum 1 GB. Unofficial 2 GB in EveryMac is excluded from configurations.	512 MB PC2700 DDR333 standard; two SO-DIMM slots, maximum 2 GB.
Storage type
Storage type	60 GB 4200 rpm Ultra ATA/100 and slot-loading SuperDrive. Maker UK launch sheet specifies DVD-R 1 × write/8 × read, CD-R 8 × write, CD-RW 4 × write and CD 24 × read; later EveryMac 2 × DVD-R and Macworld 16 × CD-R figures differ, so launch maker specification retained.	80 GB 4200 rpm Ultra ATA/100 hard drive; 80 GB 5400 rpm build-to-order alternative. 2× DVD-R/CD-RW SuperDrive.
Battery and size
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	Up to 4.5 hours	Up to 4.5 hours
Battery capacity
Battery capacity	55 Wh	58 Wh (better)
Weight
Weight	3.1 kg	3.1 kg
Thickness
Thickness	26 mm	–
Width × depth
Width × depth	392 × 259 mm	–
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	55 Wh lithium-ion, up to 4.5 hours maker claim. Published 3.1 kg includes battery and optical drive and varies by configuration/manufacturing process; closed metric dimensions 39.2 × 25.9 × 2.6 cm.	58 Wh lithium-ion, up to 4.5 hours. Maker reference 3.1 kg includes battery and optical drive and varies by configuration/manufacturing. Published dimensions: height 2.6 cm, width 39.2 cm, depth 25.9 cm.
Charger
Charger	–	65 W power adapter
Materials
Materials	Anodised aluminium enclosure	Aluminium enclosure
Connections
Ports
Ports	2 × USB-A, Ethernet, headphone jack	2 × USB-A, Ethernet, headphone jack
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	AirPort Extreme 802.11b/g	AirPort Extreme 802.11g/b
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	1.1	1.1
Operating system
Operating system	macOS	macOS
Port detail
Port detail	Two 12 Mbps USB 1.1 ports, one FireWire 400 and one FireWire 800, Gigabit Ethernet, 56K V.92 modem, Type I/II PC Card/CardBus, DVI, S-video, line input and headphone output. Support table mislabels FireWire MBps; UK sheet explicitly states Mbps.	Two USB 2.0 ports, one FireWire 400 and one FireWire 800, Gigabit Ethernet, 56K V.92 modem, Type I/II PC Card slot, DVI, S-video, audio input and headphone output.
External displays
External displays	Dual display or mirroring up to 2048 × 1536 externally; DVI and included VGA/composite adapters.	Dual display/mirroring; external resolution up to 2048 × 1536. DVI-to-VGA and S-video-to-composite adapters included; ADC adapter separate.
Keyboard
Keyboard	Full-size keyboard with fibre-optic backlighting and ambient light control; 79 ISO keys and embedded numeric keypad.	Full-size illuminated fibre-optic keyboard with ambient light sensor
Trackpad
Trackpad	–	Tap, double-tap and drag support
Speakers
Speakers	Two built-in stereo speakers	Two stereo speakers
Microphones
Microphones	Internal omnidirectional microphone under left speaker grille	Internal omnidirectional microphone
In the box
In the box	65 W power adapter, cord, modem cable, DVI-to-VGA and S-video-to-composite adapters. January announcement expected February; Macworld reported actual customer arrivals in March 2003. Month retained without inventing first delivery day.	Apple UK states immediate 17-inch availability on 16 September 2003. Launch Mac OS X 10.2.7; retained whole-family sheet lists later Panther software.