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Apple Macintosh PowerBook 5300c/100

Apple · PowerBook

Macintosh PowerBook 5300c/100

Released August 1995

The PowerBook 5300c/100 brought a PowerPC processor and 10.4-inch active-matrix colour screen to Apple's portable range.

Size
10.4″
Display
–
Processor
PowerPC 603e 100 MHz (PowerBook 5300c)
Memory
16 MB
Weight
2.9 kg
Battery
4 h

Specifications

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Display

Screen size
10.4″
Resolution
640 × 480
Touchscreen
No
Display type
10.4-inch backlit active-matrix colour LCD; 32,768 colours with 1 MB video RAM

Performance

Processor
PowerPC 603e 100 MHz (PowerBook 5300c)
CPU cores
1
Memory
16 MB
Storage
750 MB
CPU
100 MHz PowerPC 603e on a 33.3 MHz bus, with 32 KB L1 cache and no L2 cache
Memory type
16 MB fitted in Apple's Japanese configuration; expandable to 64 MB with a third-party memory card
Storage type
750 MB internal IDE hard drive and removable 1.4 MB Apple SuperDrive floppy module in Apple's Japanese configuration; the English support sheet also lists a 500 MB drive

Battery and size

Battery life (maker's claim)
Up to 4 hours
Weight
2.9 kg
Thickness
54.8 mm
Width × depth
293 × 217 mm
Battery life detail
Removable nickel-metal hydride battery; Apple claimed 2.5–4 hours of operation. The 2.9 kg Japanese weight includes the floppy module.

Connections

Operating system
macOS
Port detail
ADB, RS-422 serial/LocalTalk, HDI-30 SCSI, mini-15 video, stereo audio input/output, infrared and two Type I/II PC Card slots or one Type III slot; Ethernet via PC Card
External displays
External video supports 256 colours, with greater colour depth available through third-party hardware
Trackpad
Built-in solid-state trackpad
Speakers
Built-in speaker and microphone with 16-bit stereo audio input/output
In the box
Apple's Japanese 16 MB/750 MB configuration included a battery, power adapter, PC Card tray module and PowerBook Mobility Bundle software

Configurations

ProcessorMemoryStorage
PowerPC 603e 100 MHz (PowerBook 5300c)16 MB750 MB

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Active-matrix screen displaying 32,768 colours
  • Two built-in PC Card slots and a removable floppy module
  • Infrared file sharing and external video output

Cons

  • No built-in Ethernet
  • No internal CD-ROM drive
  • Battery runtime varies from 2.5 to 4 hours in Apple's specification

Closest rivals

Model
SizeDisplayProcessorMemoryWeightBatteryReleased
AppleMacintosh PowerBook 190cs
10.4″–Motorola 68LC040 66 MHz (PowerBook 190cs)8 MB2.9 kg5 hAug 1995
AppleMacintosh PowerBook 5300ce/117
10.4″–PowerPC 603e 117 MHz (PowerBook 5300ce/117)32 MB2.9 kg4 hAug 1995
AppleMacintosh PowerBook 5300cs/100
10.4″–PowerPC 603e 100 MHz (PowerBook 5300c)16 MB2.9 kg4 hAug 1995

Sources

  1. support.apple.com/en-us/112171
  2. support.apple.com/ja-jp/112171

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