[Macpartners] New PowerBooks

[Albert Willis]

Apple announced a new line of PowerBooks today. Here are the specs;  
prices are for department orders from https://b2bstore.apple.com/mit/.

The basics:
* higher resolution screens on the 15" and 17" models
* SuperDrive is standard on all models
* increased battery life (an additional hour) for the 15" and 17" models

The 1.5 GHz, 12-inch PowerBook G4 for $1,287, includes:

     - 512MB of PC2700 333 MHz DDR SDRAM, expandable up to 1.25GB;
     - a slot-load 8X SuperDrive (DVD±RW/CD-RW) optical drive;
     - an 80GB Ultra ATA/100 (5400 rpm) hard drive with Sudden Motion  
Sensor;
     - AirPort Extreme 54 Mbps 802.11g WiFi fast wireless networking  
and internal Bluetooth 2.0+EDR;
     - DVI, VGA, S-video and composite video support;
     - two USB 2.0 ports and FireWire® 400;
     - audio line in and headphone out; and
     - a scrolling TrackPad.

The 1.67 GHz, 15-inch PowerBook G4, for $1,655, includes:

     - a slot-load 8x SuperDrive with double-layer support (DVD+R DL/ 
DVD±RW/CD-RW);
     - 512MB of PC2-4200 DDR2 SDRAM running at 333 MHz, expandable up  
to 2GB;
     - 80GB Ultra ATA/100 (5400 rpm) hard drive with Sudden Motion  
Sensor;
     - Built-in AirPort Extreme wireless networking & Bluetooth 2.0+EDR;
     - DVI (Dual Link for 30-inch Cinema HD Display support), VGA, S- 
video and composite video support;
     - Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000BASE-T);
     - two USB 2.0 ports, FireWire 400 and 800;
     - analog and optical digital audio input and output;
     - illuminated keyboard with ambient light sensor; and
     - a scrolling TrackPad.

The 1.67 GHz, 17-inch PowerBook G4, for $2,115, includes:

     - a slot-load 8x SuperDrive with double-layer support (DVD+R DL/ 
DVD±RW/CD-RW);
     - 512MB of PC2-4200 DDR2 SDRAM running at 333 MHz, expandable up  
to 2GB;
     - 120GB Ultra ATA/100 (5400 rpm) hard drive with Sudden Motion  
Sensor;
     - Built-in AirPort Extreme wireless networking & Bluetooth 2.0+EDR;
     - DVI (Dual Link for 30-inch Cinema HD Display support), VGA, S- 
video and composite video support;
     - Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000BASE-T);
     - two USB 2.0 ports, FireWire 400 and 800;
     - analog and optical digital audio input and output;
     - illuminated keyboard with ambient light sensor; and
     - a scrolling TrackPad.