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PowerBook 3400c
M3553 · PowerBook era
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Identifiers
| Order number | M3553 |
Reference
| Original price | $4,500 – $6,500 |
| Announced | 1997-02-17 |
| Discontinued | 1998-05-06 |
| Max supported OS | Mac OS 9.1 |
| Design era | PowerBook era |
Configurations
| Colors | Dark grey |
| CPU | PowerPC 603e @ 180 MHz, PowerPC 603e @ 200 MHz, PowerPC 603e @ 240 MHz |
| Memory | 16 MB, 32 MB, 64 MB, 144 MB (max) |
| Storage | 1.3 GB IDE, 2 GB IDE, 3 GB IDE |
| Graphics | Chips & Technologies 65550 (1 MB) |
| Display | 12.1″ active matrix color (800×600) |
| Operating system | Mac OS 7.6, Mac OS 7.6.1, Mac OS 8.0, Mac OS 8.1, Mac OS 8.5, Mac OS 8.5.1, Mac OS 8.6, Mac OS 9.0, Mac OS 9.0.2, Mac OS 9.0.3, Mac OS 9.0.4, Mac OS 9.1 |
| Removable media | 1.4 MB floppy (FDHD), CD-ROM (expansion bay) |
Physical
| Ports & connectivity | ADB · SCSI (HDI-30) · Serial (printer/modem) · Video-out (DB-15) · 3.5 mm audio out · 3.5 mm audio in · PC Card Type II (×2) · Infrared (IrDA) · Internal modem (optional) · Expansion bay (floppy/CD-ROM/Zip) |
| Dimensions (W×H×D) | 292 × 60 × 241 mm |
| Weight | 3.4 kg |
Known quirks
- Briefly the fastest PowerBook — 240 MHz PowerPC 603e
- Hot-running; internal temperatures damage LCD flex cables over time
- Kanga G3 daughter card was factory upgrade path (rare) — not a chassis upgrade
- Dark, matte plastic body chips and cracks at the front edge
- Full pro ports but still needed a proprietary VGA dongle