Designed in California

PowerBook G3 500MHz 12GB (FireWire)

February 16, 2000 — September 13, 2000

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Specifications

General

Price $3,499 at introduction
Order No. M7633LL/A
Introduced February 16, 2000
Retired September 13, 2000

Computer

Processor 500MHz PowerPC G3
Frontside Bus 100MHz 60x
Cache 1MB SRAM external L2 cache at 200MHz
Memory 128MB PC100 SDRAM
Memory Slots Two SO-DIMM slots (1 user-accessible)
Hard Drive 12GB 2.5" Ultra ATA/66 hard drive
Optical Drive Removable ultra-compact tray-loading DVD-ROM

Graphics and Sound

Graphics ATI Rage Mobility 128 with 8MB SDRAM on a 2x AGP bus
Monitor Ports VGA port
Supports dual monitors
TV In/Out Dedicated S-Video output (supports composite video with adapter)
Audio In/Out 3.5mm audio input
3.5mm audio output
Speakers Built-in stereo speakers
Microphone Built-in microphone

Connectivity

USB Two independent USB 1.1 ports
FireWire 400 Two
Ethernet 10/100BASE-T ethernet port (MDI)
Modem 56K v.90 modem
AirPort AirPort ready
IrDA 4Mbps IrDA link
Expansion Slots One PC card slot
Zoomed Video support

Display

Type 14.1-inch TFT LCD
Resolution 1024x768 pixels
Pixel density 91 dpi

Physical

Battery 50Wh battery
5 hour nominal life
Size (w x d x h) 12.7 x 10.4 x 1.7 inches
Weight 6.1 lb

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