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PowerBook 5300

M2785 · 1995–1996 · laptop

Specifications

Cpu: PowerPC 603e, 100 or 117 MHz
Ram: max: 64 MB via a single series specific memory expansion module · base: 8 MB
Ports: Video (Mini-15) · ADB · SCSI (HDI-30) · Serial (with IrDA) · Microphone · Stereo audio in/out · 2x Type II PC Card · Swappable expansion bay (floppy/CD-ROM)
Battery: Originally Lithium-ion; recalled after two units caught fire and replaced with NiMH giving roughly 70 percent of the original endurance (2.5 to 4 hours)
Display: 9.5" grayscale (5300) or 10.4" color dual-scan/active-matrix (5300cs/c/ce), up to 640x480
Storage: base: 500 MB IDE HDD · options: 750 MB IDE HDD · 1.2 GB IDE HDD
Weight: 2.8 kg
Os Support: latest: Mac OS 9.1 · shipped: System 7.5.2
Release Price: $2,200 to $6,500 depending on configuration

Revisions

5300base config, 9.5" grayscale passive-matrix display, 100MHz

5300cs10.4" color dual-scan passive-matrix display, 100MHz

5300c10.4" color active-matrix (TFT) display, 100MHz

5300cetop config, 10.4" color active-matrix display, 117MHz, launched at $6,500

RAM

64 MB via a single proprietary RAM expansion module · One expansion slot under the keyboard, modules are 5300 series specific and scarce today.

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storage

Internal 2.5" IDE drive swap · First PowerBook line to use IDE, so CF/SD adapters work with modern tools.

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