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Macintosh Portable
M5120 · PowerBook era
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Identifiers
| Order number | M5120 |
Reference
| Original price | $5,799 – $6,499 |
| Announced | 1989-09-20 |
| Discontinued | 1991-10-21 |
| Max supported OS | System 7.5.5 |
| Design era | PowerBook era |
Configurations
| Colors | Dark grey |
| CPU | Motorola 68HC000 @ 16 MHz |
| Memory | 1 MB, 2 MB, 4 MB, 8 MB (max) |
| Storage | 40 MB SCSI HDD, 1.44 MB SuperDrive |
| Graphics | Built-in framebuffer (1-bit) |
| Display | 9.8″ monochrome active matrix (640×400) |
| Operating system | System 6.0, System 6.0.1, System 6.0.2, System 6.0.3, System 6.0.4, System 6.0.5, System 6.0.7, System 6.0.8, System 7.0, System 7.0.1, System 7.1, System 7.1.1, System 7.1.2, System 7.5, System 7.5.1, System 7.5.2, System 7.5.3, System 7.5.5 |
| Removable media | 1.4 MB floppy (FDHD) |
Physical
| Ports & connectivity | ADB · SCSI (HDI-30) · Serial (printer) · Serial (modem) · 3.5 mm audio out · Floppy port · Internal modem slot |
| Dimensions (W×H×D) | 380 × 102 × 381 mm |
| Weight | 7.2 kg |
Known quirks
- Lead-acid battery is the size of a brick and usually dead — often leaks inside the case
- Active matrix display is sharp but has no backlight on the original model
- Trackball assembly gums up with age and needs disassembly to clean
- Power management board failures are common and hard to source parts for
- Nearly 7.2 kg carry weight earned it the 'luggable' reputation