PowerBook G4/1GHz (15")
(#M8859LL/A - SuperDrive)

Single Processor

L2 Cache: 256K @ 1GHz
L3 Cache: 1MB
Release Date: November, 2002

Battery Life: 61-watt 5 Hours

Weight:5.4 pounds (2.4 kg)

PowerBook G4/1.33GHz (12")
(#M9183LL/A - Combo Drive)
(#M9184LL/A - SuperDrive)
Single Processor

L2 Cache: 512K @ 1.33GHz
L3 Cache: None
Release Date: April, 2004

Battery Life: 50-watt 5 Hours

Weight: 4.6 pounds (2.1 kg)

Price Information

MSRP: $2,999
Current Price: $1,549
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MSRP: $1,599 - Combo Drive
MSRP: $1,799 - SuperDrive
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Bus Speed
(Mhz)

RAM
(MAX)

Graphics Support

Expansion
Slots

Hard Drive

Optical Drive

" SuperDrive" (slot loading)
Writes DVD-R at 1x
Reads DVDs at 6x
Writes CD-R at 8x
Writes CD-RW at 8x
Reads CDs at 24x

Combination drive (slot loading)
CD R - 24x
CD-RW write - 16x
DVD read - 8x
CD read - 24x
or
"SuperDrive" (slot loading)
Writes DVD-R at 4x
Reads DVDs at 8x
Writes CD-R at 16x
Writes CD-RW at 8x
Reads CDs at 24x

Connectivity & Communication

56k modem

Installed 11-Mbps AirPort Card (IEEE 802.11b compliant)

10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet

2 USB Ports (12 Mbps)
1 FireWire Port (400 Mbps)

Audio in & out

56k modem

Installed 54-Mbps AirPort Extreme Card (based on 802.11g standard; 802.11b Wi-Fi certified)

10/100 BT Ethernet

2 USB 2.0 Ports (480 Mbps)
1 FireWire Port (400 Mbps)

Audio in & out

Bluetooth 1.1 built in

Video

15.2-inch (diagonal) TFT
1280-by-854

2048 x 1536 support on external display

DVI output port

VGA output with included DVI to VGA adapter


S-video output port

Composite video output with included S-video to composite adapter

Support for dual display and video mirroring:Millions of colors on the built-in display and on an external display at up to 2048 by 1536 pixels

12.1-inch (diagonal) TFT
1024 x 768

2048 x 1536 support on external display

Mini-DVI port

DVI output using included mini-DVI to DVI adapter

ADC output using optional Apple DVI to ADC Adapter

VGA output using included mini-DVI to VGA adapter

S-video and composite video output using mini-DVI to video adapter (sold separately)


Dual display and video mirroring: Simultaneously supports up to 1024 by 768 pixels on the built-in display and up to 2048 by 1536 pixels on an external display, both at millions of color

Processor Test based on AltiVec Fractal program

Graphics Gaming (Card) Test is based on the game 4x4 EVO2 .. a racing game. All settings are at highest quality. This game is more graphics card dependent

The 'General Interface' test is based on Let1kWindowsBloom, which is freely available.

The Photoshop (Workflow) score is based on the BareFeats Photoshop Action Script, which you can download and run on your own machine, if you have Photoshop. Or download the Trial version from Adobe

Battery Life was tested by playing a DVD movie on the fully charged machine until it was completely drained.

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