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PowerBook 520c
M4880 · PowerBook era
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Identifiers
| Order number | M4880 |
Reference
| Original price | $3,160 |
| Announced | 1994-05-16 |
| Discontinued | 1995-05-22 |
| Max supported OS | Mac OS 8.1 |
| Design era | PowerBook era |
Configurations
| Colors | Dark grey |
| CPU | Motorola 68LC040 @ 25 MHz |
| Memory | 4 MB, 8 MB, 12 MB, 36 MB (max) |
| Storage | 160 MB SCSI HDD, 240 MB SCSI HDD, 320 MB SCSI HDD |
| Graphics | Built-in 8-bit color video |
| Display | 9.5″ dual-scan color (640×480) |
| Operating system | 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, Mac OS 7.6, Mac OS 7.6.1, Mac OS 8.0, Mac OS 8.1 |
| Removable media | 1.4 MB floppy (FDHD) |
Physical
| Ports & connectivity | ADB · SCSI (HDI-30) · Serial (printer) · Serial (modem) · 3.5 mm audio out · 3.5 mm audio in · Internal modem slot (optional) · Expansion bay (floppy) |
| Dimensions (W×H×D) | 298 × 57 × 235 mm |
| Weight | 3.2 kg |
Known quirks
- Blackbird chassis sibling to the 540c — earliest trackpad Macs
- Upgrade sockets for PowerPC G3/G4 daughter cards were a cottage industry
- Dual-battery bays are handy but both almost always dead now
- Screen bezel latches snap and break with age
- RAM upgrades use stacked sockets which flex the board; install carefully