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Apple’s new white iBook (05/01/01) lends itself easily to comparisons to Apple’s current Titanium PowerBook G4, its previous Indigo iBook, and earlier PowerBook Duos. To facilitate these comparisons, QMUG/LA has taken the liberty of putting the matrix below together. Apple’s new white iBook is truly amazing, and we hope one is in your future.
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| Model | PowerBook 100 |
PowerBook Duo 210 |
PowerBook Duo 2400 |
PowerBook G3 (FireWire) |
previous iBook |
PowerBook G4 |
new iBook |
| Date Intro’d |
Oct 1991 | Oct 1992 | May 1997 | Sept 2000 | Sept 2000 | Jan 2001 | May 2001 |
| Date Discont’d |
Aug 1992 | Oct 1993 | March 1998 | Jan 2001 | May 2001 | — | — |
| MSRP | $2499 | $2249 | $3499 | $2499-$3499 | $1499-$1799 | $2599-$3499 | $1299-$1799 |
| Processor | 68000 | 68030 | 603e | G3 | G3 | G4 | G3 |
| MHz | 16 MHz | 25 MHz | 180-240 MHz | 400-500 MHz | 366-466 MHz | 400-500 MHz | 500 MHz |
| System Bus | 16 MHz | 25 MHz | 40 MHz | 100 MHz | 66 MHz | 100 MHz | 66 MHz |
| RAM (Max) |
2 MB (8 MB) |
4 MB (24 MB) |
16 MB (48 MB) |
64-128 MB (512 MB) |
64 MB (320 MB) |
64-128 MB (1 GB) |
64-128 MB (576-640 MB) |
| HD | 20-40 MB | 80 MB | 1.3 GB | 10-20 GB | 10 GB | 10-20 GB | 10 GB |
| Screen | 9" | 9" | 10.4" | 14.1" | 12.1" | 15.2" | 12.1" |
| Max Resolution |
640 x 480 | 640 x 480 | 800 x 600 | 1024 x 768 | 800 x 600 | 1152 x 768 | 1024 x 768 |
| PPI | 89 | 89 | 96 | 91 | 83 | 91 | 106 |
| H x W x D in inches |
1.8" x 11" x 8.5" |
1.4" x 10.9" x 8.5" |
1.9" x 10.5" x 8.5" |
1.7" x 12.7" x 10.4" |
1.8" x 11.6" x 13.5" |
1" x 13.4" x 9.5" |
1.35" x 11.2" x 9.1" |
| Volume in cubic inches |
168.3 | 129.7 | 169.6 | 224.5 | 281.9 | 127.3 | 137.6 |
| Weight | 5.1 lbs | 4.2 lbs | 4.4 lbs | 6.1 lbs | 6.7 lbs | 5.3 lbs | 4.9 lbs |
| Battery Life | 2-4 Hrs | 2.5-4.0 Hrs | 2-5 Hrs | 5 Hrs | 6 Hrs | 5 Hrs | 5 Hrs |
| OS | 7.0.1 | 7.1 | 7.6.1 | 9.0.4 | 9.0.4 | 9.1 | 9.1 |
| Color | Black | Black | Black | Black | Indigo, Key Lime, Graphite | Titanium | White |
Potential Advantages ...: small size, light weight, ruggedness, combo CD-RW/DVD drive option, price.
Potential Disadvantages: small screen, “mirror mode” only, lack of PCMCIA slot (for wireless modems), lack of IrDA port, lack of a handle.
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