PowerBook Buyer's Guide: 17 Inch 1.33 GHz PowerBook - Widely Available And Bundle Rich
PowerBook G4/1.33 GHz 17 Inch - Facts at a Glance
Model Number: M9110LL/A
Processor Single G4, 1.33 GHz Bus Speed: 167 MHz L2 Cache: 512K @ 1.33 GHz (on chip) L3 Cache: None Installed RAM: 512 MB (2GB Max) RAM Slots: 2, PC2700 (333 MHz) DDR SDRAM Graphics Card: ATI Mobility Radeon 9600 4x AGP Video RAM: 64 MB of DDR SDRAM Hard Drive: 80 GB Ultra ATA/100
4200rpm CD Drive: Slot loading SuperDrive (DVD-R/CD-RW) Networking: 10/100/1000BaseT Slots: Airport Extreme (802.11g ), 1 Cardbus slot Drive Bays: None Additional Ports: 2 USB 2.0 Ports 1 FireWire 400 Port 1 FireWire 800 Port Audio in & out
DVI-I port S-video output port Initial MacOS: - OS X v10.2.X Introduced: - 9/16/03 Initial Retail Price: $2,999
Notes:
Support for millions of colors at 1440-by-900-pixel resolution
Supported resolutions: 1440 by 900 (native), 1152 by 720, 1024 by 768, 1024 by 640 and 800 by 600 pixels at 16:10 aspect ratio; 1024 by 768, 800 by 600, and 640 by 480 pixels at 4:3 aspect ratio
SuperDrive (DVD-R/CD-RW): writes DVD-R discs at up to 2x speed, reads DVDs at up to 8x speed, writes CD-R discs at up to 16x speed, writes CD-RW discs at up to 4x speed, reads CDs at up to 24x speed
58-watt-hour lithium-ion battery (with integrated charge indicator LEDs) providing up to 4.5 hours of battery life
Ambient light sensor
Apple DVI to VGA Adapter and S-Video to Composite Adapter
Size and weight
Height: 1.0 inch (2.6 cm)
Width: 15.4 inches (39.2 cm)
Depth: 10.2 inches (25.9 cm)
Weight: 6.9 pounds (3.1 kg) with battery and optical drive installed
The new PowerBooks, as anticipated, have arrived. It includes a speed bumped 17 Inch model which now runs at 1.33 GHz (a 30% speed improvement), and costs $300 less (a 10% price improvement). All in all a nice move on Apple's part
The 17 Inch model is widely available
Macwarehouse has filed for chapter 11 (bankruptcy), and its future is being sorted out. Apparently CDW has bought them and they will either continue the brand name or fold Macwarehouse operations into CDW.
PowerBooks In The News
Apple polishes off titanium line - Apple kept the same dimensions for the new models, which come with 12-inch, 15-inch and 17-inch screens. The biggest change was to the 15-inch version, which, in addition to a new aluminum case, gains options such as AirPort Extreme wireless networking and the backlit keyboard that had been reserved for the 17-inch version
Apple bets on strong demand for powerful laptops - The 12-inch laptop sells for a base price of $1,599 or euros before tax, the 15-inch model for $1,999 or euros and the 17-inch version for $2,999 or euros. They have faster processors, more memory, better graphics cards and better connectivity to digital cameras, video recorders, displays and other peripherals than earlier models, Jobs said. They will have either a CD or a DVD burner inside
Apple revamps 15in PowerBook, adds Bluetooth - This also represents Apple's first reply to Intel's $300 million Centrino marketing campaign, and also a response to something that didn't exist three years ago: an abundance of relatively low-cost, well-designed and… whisper it… stylish Wintel notebook PCs. The Titanium's industrial design stood out from the pack when it was introduced, but it's much less differentiated now, when a feature-packed Vaio or a Fujitsu can be picked up for under $2000. So how has Apple responded?
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Updated 9/17/03 
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