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PowerBook 5300
M2785 · PowerBook era
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Identifiers
| Order number | M2785 |
Reference
| Original price | $2,199 – $6,499 |
| Announced | 1995-08-25 |
| Discontinued | 1996-09-01 |
| Max supported OS | Mac OS 9.1 |
| Design era | PowerBook era |
Configurations
| Colors | Dark grey |
| CPU | PowerPC 603e @ 100 MHz, PowerPC 603e @ 117 MHz |
| Memory | 8 MB, 16 MB, 32 MB, 64 MB (max) |
| Storage | 500 MB IDE, 750 MB IDE, 1.1 GB IDE |
| Graphics | Built-in color video |
| Display | 10.4″ dual-scan greyscale (640×480), 10.4″ dual-scan color (640×480), 10.4″ active matrix color (640×480), 10.4″ active matrix color (800×600) |
| Operating system | System 7.5.2, Mac OS 8.1, Mac OS 9.1 |
| Removable media | 1.4 MB floppy (expansion bay) |
Physical
| Ports & connectivity | ADB · SCSI (HDI-30) · Serial (printer/modem) · 3.5 mm audio out · 3.5 mm audio in · PC Card Type II (×2) · Infrared (IrDA) · Internal modem slot · Expansion bay (floppy/CD) |
| Dimensions (W×H×D) | 292 × 57 × 216 mm |
| Weight | 3.1 kg |
Known quirks
- Early PowerBook 5300 lithium-ion batteries were RECALLED in 1995 after fires
- Apple replaced Li-ion packs with NiMH — units now run nearly always on NiMH
- Was the launch of PowerPC on PowerBook but first unit had massive QA problems
- Known for flaky video output, cracked plastic housings, and DIMM connector issues
- Often called the worst PowerBook Apple ever shipped