Apple · PowerBook

Macintosh PowerBook 5300cs/100

Released August 1995

The PowerBook 5300cs/100 is a PowerPC notebook with a passive-matrix colour display, PC Card slots and a removable floppy module.

Specifications

Screen size: 10.4″
Resolution: 640 × 480
Touchscreen: No
Display type: 10.4-inch backlit dual-scan FSTN passive-matrix colour LCD with 256 colours

Processor: PowerPC 603e 100 MHz (PowerBook 5300c)
CPU cores: 1
Memory: 16 MB
Storage: 750 MB
CPU: 100 MHz PowerPC 603e with 32 KB L1 cache and a 33.3 MHz bus; no L2 cache
Memory type: Japanese bundled configuration has 16 MB, expandable to 64 MB; English support also lists 8 MB configurations
Storage type: Japanese bundled configuration has 750 MB internal IDE storage and a removable 1.4 MB Apple SuperDrive floppy module; English support also lists 500 MB drives

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 claims 2.5–4 hours and two-hour charging while asleep or unused, four hours during use. Maker 2.9 kg weight includes the floppy module; replacing it with the PC Card tray reduces weight by about 180 g

Operating system: macOS
Port detail: Two Type I/II PC Card slots or one Type III, ADB, RS-422 serial/LocalTalk, HDI-30 SCSI, stereo audio input/output, external video, infrared and power input; Ethernet requires a PC Card
External displays: Video output supports 256 colours; third-party hardware can provide greater colour depth
Trackpad: Built-in solid-state trackpad
Speakers: Built-in speaker and omnidirectional microphone; 16-bit stereo audio input/output
In the box: Japanese 16 MB/750 MB bundle includes nickel-metal hydride battery, power adapter, PC Card tray, KanjiTalk 7.5.2 CD-ROM and PowerBook Mobility Bundle

Processor	Memory	Storage
PowerPC 603e 100 MHz (PowerBook 5300c)	16 MB	750 MB

Model	Size	Display	Processor	Memory	Weight	Battery	Released
AppleMacintosh PowerBook 190cs	10.4″	–	Motorola 68LC040 66 MHz (PowerBook 190cs)	8 MB	2.9 kg	5 h	Aug 1995
AppleMacintosh PowerBook 5300c/100	10.4″	–	PowerPC 603e 100 MHz (PowerBook 5300c)	16 MB	2.9 kg	4 h	Aug 1995
AppleMacintosh PowerBook 5300ce/117	10.4″	–	PowerPC 603e 117 MHz (PowerBook 5300ce/117)	32 MB	2.9 kg	4 h	Aug 1995