PowerBooks & iBooks

Guide to 603e-Based PowerBooks

All PowerPC PowerBooks prior to the G3 were based on the 603e processor.

Model
1400
Duo 2300c
2400c
3400c
5300

Introduced
5/19/96
5/8/97
8/25/95

Base Price

CPU Speed
117, 133, 166 MHz
100 MHz
180, 240 MHz
180, 200, 240 MHz
100, 117 MHz

Bus Speed
33 MHz
33 MHz
40 MHz
40 MHz
33 MHz

Base RAM
12/16 MB
8/20 MB
16 MB
16 MB
8-32 MB

Max RAM
64 MB
56 MB
80 MB
144 MB
64 MB

Minimum OS
7.5.3
7.1.1
7.6
7.6
7.5.2

Hard Drive
750 MB/1/2 GB
750 MB/1.1 GB
1.3 GB
1.3/2/3 GB
500/750 MB/1.1 GB

Screen
11.3" 800 x 600
9.5" 640 x 480
10.4" 800 x 600
12.1" 800 x 600
9.5" 640 x 480 gray
10.4" 640 x 480 color

CD
6/8/12x
none
6/12x
no

SCSI
yes
no
yes

ADB
yes

PC Cards
2
no
2

Ethernet
yes
no
yes

Modem
yes
yes
yes

H/W/D
11.5"/9.0"/2.0"
10.5"/10.5"/1.9"
11.5"/8.5"/2.1"

Weight
6.8 lbs.
6.25 lbs.
4.4 lbs.
7.2 lbs.
6.1 lbs.
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