PowerBook (FireWire)
Codename: "Pismo, P8"
Introduced: February 2000
Discontinued: January 2001
Processor: PowerPC 750 (G3)
Processor Speed: 400 or 500 MHz
Cache: 64 k L1, 1 MB backside (5:2) L2
Data Path: 64 bit
System Bus: 100 MHz
Hard Drive Size: 6, 10, 12, or 20 GB
Media: 6x or 8x DVD-ROM
Weight and Dimensions: 5.3 lbs, 1.7" H x 12.7" W x 10.4" D
Original Mac OS: Mac OS 9.0.2
Maximum Mac OS: Latest release of Mac OS X
Machine ID: PowerBook3,1
Motherboard RAM: 0 MB
Maximum RAM: 1 GB (Actual) 512 MB (Apple)
Number of Sockets: 2 - PC100 3.3V 144-pin SO-DIMM
Minimum RAM Speed: 10 ns
Graphics Card: ATI Rage Mobility 128
Video Memory: 8 MB
Built-in Display: 14.1" active matrix TFT, 24 bit 1024x768
Display Connection: VGA (Max 24-bit 1280x960 non-mirror), S-Video
Slots: Single Type I or II (CardBus compliant)
Hard Drive Bus: UltraATA/66
Expansion Bays: 2 - PowerBook (1999/2000) Media Bays
Modem: 56k
Airport: Optional AirPort card
Bluetooth: None
PRAM: 3.6V lithium
Power: 45 Watts
Battery: 50 Wh Lithium Ion
ADB: None
Serial: None
SCSI: None
USB: 2 - 12 MBit/s
FireWire: 2 - 400 MBit/s
Ethernet: 10/100Base-T
Infrared: 1 - 4Mbps
Sound In: Stereo 16 bit (built-in mono mic)
Sound Out: Stereo 16 bit (2 built in speakers)
History: Apple's solution to having had 4 products named the PowerBook G3, was to drop the G3 altogether. The PowerBook (FireWire) finally brought the "Unified Motherboard Architecture" (UMA) to the professional PowerBook line. The PowerBook (FireWire) finally replaced the SCSI port, with dual 400 MBit/s FireWire ports. It's bus speed was upped to 100MHz, and it included an AGP-based ATI Rage 128 graphics chipset, and a 6X DVD-ROM drive. The PowerBook G3 (FireWire) came in two configurations: the 400 MHz/64MB/6GB model was initially sold for $2,499 U.S., and the 500 MHz/128MB/12GB model was $3,499 U.S. In September 2000 the hard drive sizes were increased to 10 and 20 GB, respectively.

