PRESS RELEASE January 31, 2005

New PowerBook Line With Scrolling TrackPad & Sudden Motion Sensor Starts at Just $1,499

Mac OS® X version 10.3 “Panther” is pre-installed on every PowerBook and delivers breakthrough features including iChat AV desktop video conferencing, Mail, Safari™ web browser, Sherlock®, Address Book, QuickTime®, iSync, iCal® and DVD Player. Panther also features FileVault, which uses the latest security standards and 128-bit encryption technology to ensure that data in the home directory is kept secure; Instant On, which wakes the PowerBook from sleep in just one second; and Automatic Networking, which automatically switches the network connections between Ethernet, 802.11 and modem.  
  • 512MB of 333 MHz DDR SDRAM, with one open slot, expandable up to 2GB;
  • a 100GB (5400 rpm) Ultra ATA/100 hard drive and Sudden Motion Sensor;
  • a slot-load 8X SuperDrive (DVD±RW/CD-RW) optical drive;
  • ATI Mobility Radeon 9700 graphics with 128MB video memory;
  • DVI (Dual Link for 30-inch support), VGA, S-video and composite video support;
  • AirPort Extreme 54 Mbps 802.11g WiFi fast wireless networking and internal Bluetooth 2.0+EDR;
  • Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000BASE-T) and 56K V.92 modem;
  • two USB 2.0 ports, FireWire® 400 and 800;
  • optical digital audio input and output;
  • a scrolling TrackPad; and
  • illuminated keyboard with ambient light sensor.

  • 512MB of 333 MHz DDR SDRAM, with one open slot, expandable up to 2GB;
  • an 80GB (5400 rpm) Ultra ATA/100 hard drive and Sudden Motion Sensor;
  • a slot-load 8X SuperDrive (DVD±RW/CD-RW) optical drive;
  • ATI Mobility Radeon 9700 graphics with 64MB video memory with Dual Link DVI functionality;
  • DVI, VGA, S-video and composite video support;
  • AirPort Extreme 54 Mbps 802.11g WiFi fast wireless networking and internal Bluetooth 2.0+EDR;
  • Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000BASE-T) and 56K V.92 modem;
  • two USB 2.0 ports, FireWire 400 and 800;
  • a scrolling TrackPad; and
  • illuminated keyboard with ambient light sensor.

  • 512MB of 333 MHz DDR SDRAM, with one open memory slot, expandable up to 2GB;
  • an 80GB (5400 rpm) Ultra ATA/100 hard drive with Sudden Motion Sensor;
  • a slot-load Combo (DVD-ROM/CD-RW) optical drive;
  • ATI Mobility Radeon 9700 graphics with 64MB video memory;
  • DVI, VGA, S-video and composite video support;
  • AirPort Extreme 54 Mbps 802.11g WiFi fast wireless networking and internal Bluetooth 2.0+EDR;
  • Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000BASE-T) and 56K V.92 modem;
  • two USB 2.0 ports, FireWire 400 and 800;
  • a scrolling TrackPad; and
  • illuminated keyboard with ambient light sensor.

  • 512MB of 333 MHz DDR SDRAM, expandable up to 1.25GB;
  • an 80GB (5400 rpm) Ultra ATA/100 hard drive with Sudden Motion Sensor;
  • a slot-load 8X SuperDrive (DVD±RW/CD-RW) optical drive;
  • NVIDIA GeForce FX Go5200 graphics with 64MB of video memory;
  • DVI, VGA, S-video and composite video support;
  • AirPort Extreme 54 Mbps 802.11g WiFi fast wireless networking and internal Bluetooth 2.0+EDR;
  • Ethernet 10/100BASE-T and 56K V.92 modem;
  • two USB 2.0 ports and Firewire 400; and
  • a scrolling TrackPad.

  • 512MB of 333 MHz DDR SDRAM, expandable up to 1.25GB;
  • a 60GB (5400 rpm) Ultra ATA/100 hard drive with Sudden Motion Sensor;
  • a slot-load Combo (DVD-ROM/CD-RW) optical drive;
  • NVIDIA GeForce FX Go5200 graphics with 64MB of video memory;
  • DVI, VGA, S-video and composite video support;
  • AirPort Extreme 54 Mbps 802.11g WiFi fast wireless networking and internal Bluetooth 2.0+EDR;
  • Ethernet 10/100BASE-T and 56K V.92 modem;
  • two USB 2.0 ports and Firewire 400; and
  • a scrolling TrackPad.

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