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A Powerbook

The PowerBook was a type of laptop computer built by Apple Computer, Inc. from 1991 to 2006. The PowerBook was changed many times in the time that it was made. Many times, the laptop was the first to have features that would later become common in other laptops. The PowerBook line was made for professional people. It got many awards. Examples are the 2001 Industrial Design Excellence Awards "Gold" status, and Engadget's 2005 "Laptop of the Year".

Before the PowerBook, Apple made the Macintosh Portable. At that time, third-party laptops that ran Macintosh software were also available, such as the Outbound Laptop. In 1999, Apple started making the cheaper iBook model. The PowerBook and iBook lines were discontinued (Apple stopped making them) and replaced by the MacBook family in 2006.


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  • Old Macintoshes

    A comparison of the "Pismo" PowerBook G3, Titanium PowerBook G4 and the superseding MacBook Pro from 2006.

  • Powerbook 150

    The PowerBook 150

  • Powerbook duo 2300c

    The PowerBook Duo 2300c

  • 540c open

    The PowerBook 540c

  • PowerBook 1400cs 133

    The PowerBook 1400cs

  • Apple Macintosh Powerbook Duo 2300c

    The PowerBook Duo 2300c

  • WallstreetII

    A Wallstreet Powerbook G3

  • 1ghz Titanium Apple PowerBook G4

    Late-model Titanium PowerBook G4 "TiBook"

  • Powerbook G4 17" 1.67ghz Late-2005

    One of the final, 1.67 GHz 17" PowerBooks

  • Powerbookbatteryrecall1

    Model and serial number location on PowerBook battery

See also

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