PRESS RELEASE
February 16, 2000
Faster Processor, Built-in FireWire and Longer Battery Life
- PowerPC G3 processors running at speeds of 400 MHz or 500 MHz;
- 1MB level 2 backside cache and 100 MHz system bus;
- Two 400 Mbps built-in FireWire ports for providing data transfer and power to high-speed peripherals;
- Support for up to 512MB of SDRAM;
- Brilliant 14.1-inch active-matrix display;
- A thin and light design that weighs only 5.7 pounds with weight-saving module and battery, or 6.1 pounds with DVD-ROM drive and battery;
- High performance Ultra ATA/66 internal hard drives of up to 18GB;
- ATI RAGE Mobility 128 graphic controller featuring AGP 2X support for exceptional 2D/3D graphics performance, and 8MB SDRAM of video memory;
- DVD-ROM drive with DVD movie playback;
- VGA and S-Video ports for dual display and video mirroring;
- Two USB ports for connection to the latest generation of computer peripherals;
- Built-in 10/100BASE-T Ethernet;
- 56K modem with V.90 support;
- Easy access to RAM expansion and removable hard drive through flip-up keyboard; and
- Mac® OS 9, featuring 9 Internet power tools.
- PowerBook 400 MHz with 64MB SDRAM, 1MB L2 backside cache , 6GB hard drive, 6x-speed (max) DVD-ROM for an estimated retail price of US$2,499; and
- PowerBook 500 MHz with 128MB SDRAM, 1MB L2 backside cache , 12GB hard drive, 6x-speed (max) DVD-ROM for an estimated retail price of US$3,499.