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PowerBook Buyer's Guide
PowerBook 150
by Steve Hildreth
This review was contributed by Jonathan Harahush:
"This Powerbook lacks many of the features of other Powerbooks. It was designed to be bargain-basement and did not come with any video out port, nor is there a way to add one. The Powerbook 150 has a 68030 processor running at 33MHz, which is still pretty fast for most general tasks but can be a little slow on the internet. Overall, I like mine, and will use it until it dies on me."
Jonathan Harahush, Powerbook 150 user.
Rating
At the time: C
General
- 33-MHz Motorola 68030 processor
- 4MB of RAM standard, maximum 40MB
- Built-in Apple SuperDrive 1.4MB floppy disk drive
- Internal 120MB (IDE) hard disk drive
Ports
- SCSI (HDI-30)
- 1 Serial Port
- Space for phone jack if internal modem is installed
Display
- Passive-matrix 14-level grayscale
- 9.5"
- 640x480 resolution
Weight
Batteries
- Nickel-cadmium battery
- EverWatch battery-saver technology
Sound
Size
- Height: 2.3 in. (5.8 cm)
- Width: 11.3 in. (28.7 cm)
- Depth: 9.3 in. (23.6 cm)
Apple's Specifications:
| Logic Board |
Ports |
Power |
| Processor: |
68030, 33 MHz |
| PMMU: |
integrated |
| FPU: |
none |
| Data Path: |
32-bit, 33 MHz |
| L1 Cache: |
0.5K |
| L2 Cache: |
none |
| 2nd Processor: |
none |
| Slots: |
modem |
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| ADB: |
none |
| Video: |
none |
| Floppy: |
none |
| SCSI: |
HDI-30 |
| Geoports: |
none |
| Ethernet: |
none |
| FireWire: |
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| Mic Type: |
none |
| Other Ports: |
Printer, Speaker,
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| Max Watts: |
17 |
| Amps: |
2.00 |
| BTU per Hr: |
58.14 |
| Voltage: |
100-240 |
| Freq Range: |
50-60 Hz |
| Battery Type: |
PB1XX, NiCd |
| Soft Power: |
yes |
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| Memory |
Video Memory |
| Logic Board: |
4 MB |
| RAM Slots: |
1, Duo |
| Min - Max RAM: |
4 MB - 40 MB |
| Min RAM Speed: |
70 ns |
| RAM Sizes: |
4, 8, 20, 36 MB |
| Install in Groups of: |
1 |
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| Resolution |
Video Memory
built-in LCD screen
(built in) |
| 512 x 384 |
n/a-bit |
| 640 x 400 |
2-bit |
| 640 x 480 |
n/a-bit |
| 800 x 600 |
n/a-bit |
| 832 x 624 |
n/a-bit |
| 1024 x 768 |
n/a-bit |
| 1152 x 870 |
n/a-bit |
| 1280 x 1024 |
n/a-bit |
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| Physical |
Software |
Storage |
| Introduced: |
7/18/1994 |
| Discontinued: |
10/14/1995 |
| Form Factor: |
PowerBook 140 |
| Gestalt ID: |
115 |
| Weight (lbs): |
5.8 |
| Dimensions (in): |
2.25 H x 11.25 W x 9.3 D |
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| Addressing Modes: |
32-bit |
| Orig SSW: |
7.1.1 |
| Orig Enabler: |
PowerBook 150 Enabler |
| ROM ID: |
$067C |
| ROM Ver: |
n/a |
| ROM Size: |
1MB |
| AppleTalk Ver: |
57.0.4 |
Mac OS
Supported: |
7.1.1
7.5
7.5.1
7.5.3
7.5.5
7.6
7.6.1 |
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| Floppy Size: |
1.44MB |
| Floppy Inject: |
manual |
| Min. Int HD Size: |
120-250MB |
| Int HD Interface: |
IDE |
| Orig CD Speed |
n/a |
| Int CD Support: |
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