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PowerBook 5300c
M2785 / M3046 / M3044 · PowerBook era
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Identifiers
| Order number | M2785 / M3046 / M3044 |
Reference
| Original price | $2,900 – $6,800 |
| Announced | 1995-08-25 |
| Discontinued | 1996-09-01 |
| Max supported OS | Mac OS 9.1 |
| Design era | PowerBook era |
Configurations
| Colors | Dark gray |
| CPU | PowerPC 603e @ 100 MHz, PowerPC 603e @ 117 MHz, PowerPC 603e @ 133 MHz |
| Memory | 8 MB, 16 MB, 32 MB, 64 MB (max) |
| Storage | 500 MB IDE HDD, 750 MB IDE HDD, 1.1 GB IDE HDD |
| Graphics | Built-in 16-bit color video |
| Display | 10.4″ dual-scan color [5300cs], 10.4″ active-matrix color [5300c/ce] |
| 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 |
| Removable media | 1.4 MB floppy (FDHD) |
Physical
| Ports & connectivity | HDI-30 SCSI · 2× RS-422 serial (Mini-DIN-8) · 3.5mm audio in/out · ADB · Video-out · PC Card Type II (×2) · Infrared |
| Dimensions (W×H×D) | 292 × 61 × 235 mm |
| Weight | 2.9 kg |
Known quirks
- First PowerPC PowerBook — but famous for quality problems
- Lithium-ion battery recalled after reports of fires — switched to NiMH
- Hinges crack and display housings split — notoriously fragile
- No CD-ROM option — unusual for a 1995 premium laptop
- Steve Jobs reportedly cited the 5300 as an example of pre-return Apple quality rot