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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, 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, 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 (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