Apple PowerBook G4 (1GHz/867MHz) vs Apple PowerBook G4 (Original 2001)

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PowerBook G4 (1GHz/867MHz) compared with PowerBook G4 (Original 2001)

	ApplePowerBook G4 (1GHz/867MHz)	ApplePowerBook G4 (Original 2001)
Overview
Released
Released	November 2002	January 2001
Display
Screen size
Screen size	15.2″	15.2″
Resolution
Resolution	1280 × 854 (better)	1152 × 768
Touchscreen
Touchscreen	No	No
Display type
Display type	15.2-inch TFT widescreen; panel technology, brightness and refresh unpublished.	15.2-inch TFT widescreen active-matrix display. Exact panel technology, brightness and built-in refresh unpublished.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 867 MHz (PowerBook Titanium 2002) or PowerPC G4 1 GHz (PowerBook Titanium 2002)	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 9000 (32 MB DDR) or ATI Mobility Radeon 9000 (64 MB DDR)	ATI Rage Mobility 128 (8 MB SDRAM)
Memory
Memory	256 MB, 512 MB or 1 GB	128 MB, 256 MB or 1 GB
Storage
Storage	40 GB to 60 GB (better)	10 GB to 30 GB
CPU
CPU	867 MHz or 1 GHz PowerPC G4, 133 MHz bus and 1 MB DDR L3 cache. 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 9000 with 32 MB DDR at 867 MHz or 64 MB at 1 GHz, AGP 4×.	ATI Rage Mobility 128 with 8 MB SDRAM and AGP 2 ×.
Memory type
Memory type	Two PC133 SO-DIMM slots, maximum 1 GB. Base 256 MB at 867 MHz or 512 MB at 1 GHz.	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	40 GB at 867 MHz or 60 GB at 1 GHz, 4200 rpm Ultra ATA/66. Lower configuration offers 60 GB build-to-order. Combo DVD-ROM/CD-RW at 867 MHz; DVD-R/CD-RW SuperDrive at 1 GHz. No unproven lower-storage 1 GHz combination expanded.	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 hours	Up to 5 hours
Battery capacity
Battery capacity	61 Wh (better)	50 Wh
Weight
Weight	2.45 kg	2.4 kg (better)
Thickness
Thickness	–	26 mm
Width × depth
Width × depth	–	341 × 241 mm
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	61 Wh lithium-ion, up to five hours. Current maker reference weight 2.45 kg, versus UK launch rounded 2.4 kg; current sheet retained. Weight includes battery and optical drive and varies by configuration/manufacturing. Published dimensions: height 2.6 cm, width 34.1 cm, depth 24.1 cm.	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.
Materials
Materials	Titanium enclosure	Titanium enclosure
Connections
Ports
Ports	2 × USB-A, Ethernet, headphone jack	2 × USB-A, Ethernet, headphone jack
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	AirPort 802.11b; optional at 867 MHz, installed at 1 GHz	Optional AirPort 802.11b
Operating system
Operating system	macOS	macOS
Port detail
Port detail	Two 12 Mbps USB ports, FireWire 400, Gigabit Ethernet, 56K V.92 modem, Type I/II PC Card slot, DVI, S-video, audio input and headphone output. Bluetooth via optional external USB adapter.	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 display and mirroring at up to 2048 × 1536 on an external display. DVI-to-VGA and S-video-to-composite adapters included; ADC displays require separate adapter.	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 keyboard with embedded numeric keypad	77 US or 78 ISO keys; 12 function keys, four arrows and embedded numeric keypad.
Trackpad
Trackpad	Tap, double-tap and drag support	Tap, double-tap and drag support
Speakers
Speakers	Two stereo speakers	Two built-in stereo speakers
Microphones
Microphones	Internal omnidirectional microphone	Internal omnidirectional microphone
In the box
In the box	Power adapter, modem cable and video adapters. Apple UK confirms 867 MHz available now on 6 November 2002; 1 GHz availability was scheduled for mid-November, not asserted as the same first delivery day.	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.