Apple G4 Powerbook Notebook Computer with SuperDrive (1.5GHz, 17 in.)
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G4 processor, built-in AirPort Extreme, FireWire 800, DVI and Gigabit Ethernet,
Overview
Miraculously engineered, the ultralight 17-inch PowerBook G4 is just 1-inch thin and 6.9 pounds, making it the thinnest and lightest notebook with a 17-inch display on the market today.
Megawide 17-inch Display
The first thing you'll notice is the megawide display - the largest ever in a notebook. This PowerBook's stunning display gives you the same viewing area as a 19-inch CRT monitor. And as for the amount of information you can see on the screen at one time, the 17-inch PowerBook supports a resolution of 1440 by 900 pixels - an eye-popping 1.3 million pixels appearing on the screen simultaneously, with room aplenty for your menus, toolbars and palettes. Featuring a powerful 1.5GHz PowerPC G4 processor, up to 2GB of DDR RAM - and with AirPort Extreme and Bluetooth built in - the top gun of notebook computers has it all.
Futuristic Backlit Keyboard
The 17-inch PowerBook features a fiber optic backlit keyboard that's right out of the future. Built-in light sensors automatically adjust the keyboard illumination and your screen's brightness based on the available ambient light. You'll appreciate this breakthrough feature when you're working in a low-light environment such as an airplane cabin or a music or video studio.
Leading-edge Design
You'll love the high-resolution 17-inch active-matrix display with brilliant 1440 by 900 pixel resolution. And you'll marvel at the way this supersharp display fits into such a remarkably small frame - just 15.4 inches wide, 10.2 inches… read more deep, 1.0 inches thin and weighing a mere 6.9 pounds. Housed in a lightweight and durable aluminum alloy enclosure, the new 17-inch PowerBook G4 is resistant to stains and scratches. It also features a drop-dead gorgeous design - perfectly smooth on all surfaces, with no doors, protruding latches, levers or external buttons to accidentally press or break, and no sharp edges to catch on your clothing.
Speed-optimized Architecture
The 1.5GHz processor gives a tremendous performance boost with an advanced cache memory architecture that provides ultrafast dedicated memory with massively enhanced throughput. The 17-inch PowerBook G4 comes with 512MB of DDR SDRAM, expandable to 2GB of RAM - allowing you to run several RAM-hungry applications simultaneously, or to store an entire graphics project in main memory for fast image manipulations.
Lightning-fast Graphics
The 17-inch PowerBook G4 comes turbocharged with the ATI Mobility Radeon 9700 graphics processor with 64MB of DDR SDRAM. (And, if you feel the need for even more graphics speed, you can order your PowerBook G4 with 128MB of video memory.) The Mobility Radeon 9700 features a number of cutting-edge graphics technologies, including programmable pixel and vertex shading for lighting and shadow effects never seen before on a notebook computer. It dramatically enhances all aspects of your visual experience in every application, perfect for photorealistic 3D games and cinematic-quality video.
Extremely Fast Wireless
The 17-inch PowerBook comes standard with AirPort Extreme built right in, so you're ready for 54Mbps wireless networking out of the box. And with thousands of wireless-enabled 'hot spots' in hotels, airport lounges, coffee shops and bookstores around the world, you can get online from practically anywhere. What's more, you can use your PowerBook G4, AirPort Extreme and Rendezvous (which seamlessly recognizes and links computers and digital devices to each other) to create your own secure wireless network.
The Bluetooth Connection
In addition to AirPort Extreme, you'll also find Bluetooth built into the new 17-inch PowerBook G4. Bluetooth lets you connect digital devices wirelessly. For example, you can use iSync, which comes bundled with all PowerBook G4 configurations, to synchronize your personal information among various Bluetooth-enabled devices, such as your PowerBook, mobile phone and Palm OS-based handheld. And Bluetooth lets you take advantage of GPRS connectivity to check your email from anywhere - a benefit that comes in handy on those occasions when an 802.11 wireless hot spot isn't available.
Fast FireWire 800 and USB 2.0
The PowerBook G4 features FireWire, for connecting external hard drives and DV cameras, and USB, for connecting graphics tablets, digital cameras, printers and scanners. With more than 30 times the bandwidth of the popular USB 1.0 peripheral standard, FireWire 400 has become the gold standard for high-speed data transfer. And Apple ups the ante, effectively doubling data throughput with FireWire 800. The new 17-inch PowerBook G4 has two FireWire ports - one for the hundreds of FireWire 400 peripherals already available and the other for the coming generation of FireWire 800 peripherals. In addition, the PowerBook G4 offers the fastest connection to USB peripherals with two 480 Mbps USB 2.0 ports.
Now Featuring 4x SuperDrive
Your PowerBook G4 with SuperDrive (DVD-R/CD-RW) comes loaded with iDVD software. Use it to burn DVDs that can be played in most consumer DVD players. You can also use iTunes to burn your own CDs, or the Disc Burner feature in Mac OS X to burn data CDs. The SuperDrive reads DVD titles at 8x, and writes to 4.7-gigabyte DVD-R discs at 4x speed.
Software
The PowerBook G4 comes with Mac OS X v10.3 'Panther,' Apple's next-generation operating system. Mac OS X features automatic networking to make getting online a snap: Mac OS X senses whether you're connecting from the office or on the road - and connects you automatically. And with Mac OS X's Instant On feature, your PowerBook G4 wakes from sleep in less than one second. The ultimate platform for the digital lifestyle, Mac OS X works with today's most popular peripheral devices.
In addition to Mac OS X, the PowerBook G4 comes loaded with iLife 04, the powerful suite of creative applications that includes iPhoto, iMovie, iTunes, GarageBand and iDVD (iDVD software ships with SuperDrive-equipped model only).
Ready out of the Box
The PowerBook G4 includes QuickBooks for Mac New User Edition. You also get a collection of graphics tools including Art Directors Toolkit, Zinio Reader, FileMaker Pro Trial, OmniGraffle, OmniOutliner and Graphic Converter.
Versatile Video-out Capability
Want to present your ideas on a flat-panel display, CRT or VGA monitor, large-screen TV or projection system? The 17-inch PowerBook G4 has built-in video output capabilities that let you do just that. The PowerBook features DVI, VGA, S-video and composite video output options for connecting to CRTs, TVs and projectors. Want to connect a PowerBook G4 to one of Apple's gorgeous flat-panel displays? All you need is the optional Apple DVI to ADC adapter, and you can connect to the 23-inch Apple Cinema HD Display (tripling your desktop workspace), the 20-inch Apple Cinema Display or the 17-inch Apple Studio Display in seconds.
PC Card Slot
The PC Card/CardBus slot accepts Type I and Type II PC Cards, further augmenting your PowerBook's capabilities.
Leading the Charge
The 17-inch PowerBook configuration comes with a lithium-ion battery which provides up to 4.5 hours of battery life, depending on use.
Massive Storage to Go
With mind-boggling hard drive capacities at 80GB, the 17-inch PowerBook G4 gives you as much storage space as some desktops - more than enough space for all your files, MP3s, movies and more.
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Megawide 17-inch Display
The first thing you'll notice is the megawide display - the largest ever in a notebook. This PowerBook's stunning display gives you the same viewing area as a 19-inch CRT monitor. And as for the amount of information you can see on the screen at one time, the 17-inch PowerBook supports a resolution of 1440 by 900 pixels - an eye-popping 1.3 million pixels appearing on the screen simultaneously, with room aplenty for your menus, toolbars and palettes. Featuring a powerful 1.5GHz PowerPC G4 processor, up to 2GB of DDR RAM - and with AirPort Extreme and Bluetooth built in - the top gun of notebook computers has it all.
Futuristic Backlit Keyboard
The 17-inch PowerBook features a fiber optic backlit keyboard that's right out of the future. Built-in light sensors automatically adjust the keyboard illumination and your screen's brightness based on the available ambient light. You'll appreciate this breakthrough feature when you're working in a low-light environment such as an airplane cabin or a music or video studio.
Leading-edge Design
You'll love the high-resolution 17-inch active-matrix display with brilliant 1440 by 900 pixel resolution. And you'll marvel at the way this supersharp display fits into such a remarkably small frame - just 15.4 inches wide, 10.2 inches… read more deep, 1.0 inches thin and weighing a mere 6.9 pounds. Housed in a lightweight and durable aluminum alloy enclosure, the new 17-inch PowerBook G4 is resistant to stains and scratches. It also features a drop-dead gorgeous design - perfectly smooth on all surfaces, with no doors, protruding latches, levers or external buttons to accidentally press or break, and no sharp edges to catch on your clothing.
Speed-optimized Architecture
The 1.5GHz processor gives a tremendous performance boost with an advanced cache memory architecture that provides ultrafast dedicated memory with massively enhanced throughput. The 17-inch PowerBook G4 comes with 512MB of DDR SDRAM, expandable to 2GB of RAM - allowing you to run several RAM-hungry applications simultaneously, or to store an entire graphics project in main memory for fast image manipulations.
Lightning-fast Graphics
The 17-inch PowerBook G4 comes turbocharged with the ATI Mobility Radeon 9700 graphics processor with 64MB of DDR SDRAM. (And, if you feel the need for even more graphics speed, you can order your PowerBook G4 with 128MB of video memory.) The Mobility Radeon 9700 features a number of cutting-edge graphics technologies, including programmable pixel and vertex shading for lighting and shadow effects never seen before on a notebook computer. It dramatically enhances all aspects of your visual experience in every application, perfect for photorealistic 3D games and cinematic-quality video.
Extremely Fast Wireless
The 17-inch PowerBook comes standard with AirPort Extreme built right in, so you're ready for 54Mbps wireless networking out of the box. And with thousands of wireless-enabled 'hot spots' in hotels, airport lounges, coffee shops and bookstores around the world, you can get online from practically anywhere. What's more, you can use your PowerBook G4, AirPort Extreme and Rendezvous (which seamlessly recognizes and links computers and digital devices to each other) to create your own secure wireless network.
The Bluetooth Connection
In addition to AirPort Extreme, you'll also find Bluetooth built into the new 17-inch PowerBook G4. Bluetooth lets you connect digital devices wirelessly. For example, you can use iSync, which comes bundled with all PowerBook G4 configurations, to synchronize your personal information among various Bluetooth-enabled devices, such as your PowerBook, mobile phone and Palm OS-based handheld. And Bluetooth lets you take advantage of GPRS connectivity to check your email from anywhere - a benefit that comes in handy on those occasions when an 802.11 wireless hot spot isn't available.
Fast FireWire 800 and USB 2.0
The PowerBook G4 features FireWire, for connecting external hard drives and DV cameras, and USB, for connecting graphics tablets, digital cameras, printers and scanners. With more than 30 times the bandwidth of the popular USB 1.0 peripheral standard, FireWire 400 has become the gold standard for high-speed data transfer. And Apple ups the ante, effectively doubling data throughput with FireWire 800. The new 17-inch PowerBook G4 has two FireWire ports - one for the hundreds of FireWire 400 peripherals already available and the other for the coming generation of FireWire 800 peripherals. In addition, the PowerBook G4 offers the fastest connection to USB peripherals with two 480 Mbps USB 2.0 ports.
Now Featuring 4x SuperDrive
Your PowerBook G4 with SuperDrive (DVD-R/CD-RW) comes loaded with iDVD software. Use it to burn DVDs that can be played in most consumer DVD players. You can also use iTunes to burn your own CDs, or the Disc Burner feature in Mac OS X to burn data CDs. The SuperDrive reads DVD titles at 8x, and writes to 4.7-gigabyte DVD-R discs at 4x speed.
Software
The PowerBook G4 comes with Mac OS X v10.3 'Panther,' Apple's next-generation operating system. Mac OS X features automatic networking to make getting online a snap: Mac OS X senses whether you're connecting from the office or on the road - and connects you automatically. And with Mac OS X's Instant On feature, your PowerBook G4 wakes from sleep in less than one second. The ultimate platform for the digital lifestyle, Mac OS X works with today's most popular peripheral devices.
In addition to Mac OS X, the PowerBook G4 comes loaded with iLife 04, the powerful suite of creative applications that includes iPhoto, iMovie, iTunes, GarageBand and iDVD (iDVD software ships with SuperDrive-equipped model only).
Ready out of the Box
The PowerBook G4 includes QuickBooks for Mac New User Edition. You also get a collection of graphics tools including Art Directors Toolkit, Zinio Reader, FileMaker Pro Trial, OmniGraffle, OmniOutliner and Graphic Converter.
Versatile Video-out Capability
Want to present your ideas on a flat-panel display, CRT or VGA monitor, large-screen TV or projection system? The 17-inch PowerBook G4 has built-in video output capabilities that let you do just that. The PowerBook features DVI, VGA, S-video and composite video output options for connecting to CRTs, TVs and projectors. Want to connect a PowerBook G4 to one of Apple's gorgeous flat-panel displays? All you need is the optional Apple DVI to ADC adapter, and you can connect to the 23-inch Apple Cinema HD Display (tripling your desktop workspace), the 20-inch Apple Cinema Display or the 17-inch Apple Studio Display in seconds.
PC Card Slot
The PC Card/CardBus slot accepts Type I and Type II PC Cards, further augmenting your PowerBook's capabilities.
Leading the Charge
The 17-inch PowerBook configuration comes with a lithium-ion battery which provides up to 4.5 hours of battery life, depending on use.
Massive Storage to Go
With mind-boggling hard drive capacities at 80GB, the 17-inch PowerBook G4 gives you as much storage space as some desktops - more than enough space for all your files, MP3s, movies and more.
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Specs
Specifications
Processor and Memory:
1.5GHz PowerPC G4 processor with Velocity Engine, 512K SRAM on-chip L2 cache, 167MHz system bus
512MB or 1GB of PC2700 (333MHz) DDR SDRAM; two SO-DIMM slots support up to 2GB
Storage:
80GB 4200-rpm Ultra ATA/100 hard drive
SuperDrive (DVD-R/CD-RW): writes DVD-R discs at up to 4x speed, reads DVDs at up to 8x speed, writes CD-R discs at up to 16x speed, writes CD-RW discs at up to 8x speed, reads CDs at up to 24x speed
Communications:
Built-in 54-Mbps AirPort Extreme wireless networking (based on 802.11g standard; Wi-Fi Certified for 802.11g and 802.11b interoperability)
Built-in Bluetooth 1.1
Built-in 10/100/1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet (RJ-45 connector)
Built-in 56K V.92 modem (RJ-11 connector)
Expansion:
One FireWire 400 (IEEE 1394a) port at up to 400 Mbps
One FireWire 800 (IEEE 1394b) port at up to 800 Mbps
Two USB 2.0 ports at up to 480 Mbps
One PC Card/CardBus slot supporting one Type I or Type II card
Display:
17-inch (diagonal) TFT display
Support for millions of colors at 1440 by 900 pixel resolution
Supported resolutions: 1440 by 900 (native), 1152 by 720, 1024 by 768, 1024 by 640 and 800 by 600 pixels at 16:10 aspect ratio; 1024 by 768, 800 by 600, and 640 by 480 pixels at 4:3 aspect ratio
Video and graphics support:
ATI Mobility Radeon 9700 graphics processor with AGP 4X support and 64MB of DDR SDRAM video memory, optional 128MB of video memory on 1.5GHz
Dual display and video mirroring: Simultaneously supports up to 1280 by 854 pixels on the built-in display and up to 2048 by 1536 pixels on an external display, both at millions of colors
ADC output using optional Apple DVI to ADC Adapter
DVI output port
VGA output using included DVI to VGA adapter
S-video output port
Composite video output using included S-video to composite adapter
Audio:
Audio line in (minijack)
Headphone out (minijack)
Two built-in stereo speakers
Internal omnidirectional microphone
Battery and power:
58-watt-hour lithium-ion battery (with integrated charge indicator LEDs) providing up to 4.5 hours of battery life
65W power adapter with cable management system
Power adapter port
Keyboard and trackpad:
Built-in full-size keyboard with 78 (U.S.) or 79 (ISO) keys, including 12 function keys, 4 arrow keys (inverted 'T' arrangement) and embedded keypad
Illuminated fiber-optic, backlit keyboard with ambient light sensor
Solid-state trackpad provides precise cursor control; supports tap, double-tap and drag capabilities
Security:
Kensington cable lock slot
Electrical and environmental requirements:
Meets ENERGY STAR requirements
Line voltage: 100V to 240V AC
Frequency: 50 to 60Hz
Operating temperature: 50 degrees to 95 degrees F (10 degrees to 35 degrees C)
Storage temperature: -13 degrees to 113 degrees F (-25 degrees to 45 degrees C)
Relative humidity: 0% to 90% noncondensing
Maximum operating altitude: 10,000 ft
Maximum storage altitude: 15,000 ft
Maximum shipping altitude: 35,000 ft
Size (H x W x D): 1.0 x 15.4 x 10.2 in.(2.6 x 39.2 x 25.9cm)
Weight: 6.9 pounds (3.1 kg) with battery and optical drive installed
Processor and Memory:
1.5GHz PowerPC G4 processor with Velocity Engine, 512K SRAM on-chip L2 cache, 167MHz system bus
512MB or 1GB of PC2700 (333MHz) DDR SDRAM; two SO-DIMM slots support up to 2GB
Storage:
80GB 4200-rpm Ultra ATA/100 hard drive
SuperDrive (DVD-R/CD-RW): writes DVD-R discs at up to 4x speed, reads DVDs at up to 8x speed, writes CD-R discs at up to 16x speed, writes CD-RW discs at up to 8x speed, reads CDs at up to 24x speed
Communications:
Built-in 54-Mbps AirPort Extreme wireless networking (based on 802.11g standard; Wi-Fi Certified for 802.11g and 802.11b interoperability)
Built-in Bluetooth 1.1
Built-in 10/100/1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet (RJ-45 connector)
Built-in 56K V.92 modem (RJ-11 connector)
Expansion:
One FireWire 400 (IEEE 1394a) port at up to 400 Mbps
One FireWire 800 (IEEE 1394b) port at up to 800 Mbps
Two USB 2.0 ports at up to 480 Mbps
One PC Card/CardBus slot supporting one Type I or Type II card
Display:
17-inch (diagonal) TFT display
Support for millions of colors at 1440 by 900 pixel resolution
Supported resolutions: 1440 by 900 (native), 1152 by 720, 1024 by 768, 1024 by 640 and 800 by 600 pixels at 16:10 aspect ratio; 1024 by 768, 800 by 600, and 640 by 480 pixels at 4:3 aspect ratio
Video and graphics support:
ATI Mobility Radeon 9700 graphics processor with AGP 4X support and 64MB of DDR SDRAM video memory, optional 128MB of video memory on 1.5GHz
Dual display and video mirroring: Simultaneously supports up to 1280 by 854 pixels on the built-in display and up to 2048 by 1536 pixels on an external display, both at millions of colors
ADC output using optional Apple DVI to ADC Adapter
DVI output port
VGA output using included DVI to VGA adapter
S-video output port
Composite video output using included S-video to composite adapter
Audio:
Audio line in (minijack)
Headphone out (minijack)
Two built-in stereo speakers
Internal omnidirectional microphone
Battery and power:
58-watt-hour lithium-ion battery (with integrated charge indicator LEDs) providing up to 4.5 hours of battery life
65W power adapter with cable management system
Power adapter port
Keyboard and trackpad:
Built-in full-size keyboard with 78 (U.S.) or 79 (ISO) keys, including 12 function keys, 4 arrow keys (inverted 'T' arrangement) and embedded keypad
Illuminated fiber-optic, backlit keyboard with ambient light sensor
Solid-state trackpad provides precise cursor control; supports tap, double-tap and drag capabilities
Security:
Kensington cable lock slot
Electrical and environmental requirements:
Meets ENERGY STAR requirements
Line voltage: 100V to 240V AC
Frequency: 50 to 60Hz
Operating temperature: 50 degrees to 95 degrees F (10 degrees to 35 degrees C)
Storage temperature: -13 degrees to 113 degrees F (-25 degrees to 45 degrees C)
Relative humidity: 0% to 90% noncondensing
Maximum operating altitude: 10,000 ft
Maximum storage altitude: 15,000 ft
Maximum shipping altitude: 35,000 ft
Size (H x W x D): 1.0 x 15.4 x 10.2 in.(2.6 x 39.2 x 25.9cm)
Weight: 6.9 pounds (3.1 kg) with battery and optical drive installed
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