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PowerBook Buyer's Guide

PowerBook 5300ce

The 5300ce was the top of the line 5300-series. It shipped with 32 MB of RAM, a 1.1 GB hard drive, and a 117 MHz PowerPC processor (the same one used in the next-generation 1400/117). In addition, its screen displayed Super VGA resolution instead of the 5300c's 640x480 pixel resolution, and its 1 MB of VRAM let it display Super VGA resolution on an external monitor. This was clearly a more powerful 'Book than the other 5300's, but its very steep admission price kept all but the most hard core users away. On the used market, this top of the line 5300 can be had for nearly the same price as used 1400's, making the justification for its purchase difficult.

Rating

At the time: B+

General

• 117-MHz PowerPC 603e
• No L2 cache
• 32MB of RAM, expandable to 64MB
• Built-in removable Apple SuperDrive 1.4MB floppy disk drive
• Internal 1.1GB hard disk drive
• No CD-ROM drive

Ports

• 1 serial
  
• ADB
  
• audio in
  
• audio out
  
• 8-bit video out
  
• HDI-30 SCSI
  
• IR
  
• 1 expansion bay
  
• 2 PC card slots
  

Display

• Active-matrix 1000s of colors
  
• 10.4"
  
• 800x600 resolution
  

Weight

• 6.4 pounds
  

Battery

• Nickel-metal-hydride battery provides 2.5 to 4.5 hours of use before recharge
• Battery recharges in 2.5 hours while computer is shut down, in sleep mode, or running
  

Sound

• 16-bit, CD-quality stereo sound capable of driving headphones or external speakers
• Built-in speaker and integrated microphone
• Digital-to-analog conversion sampled at 44.1,22.05, or 11.025 kHz
• 16 bit, audio line-in for recording
  

Video output

• 8-bit video output port to support external color displays--compatible with most Apple, VGA, and SVGA monitors (upgradable to greater bit depths through third-party solutions)
  

Size

• Height: 2.2 in. (5.6 cm)
• Width: 11.5 in. (29.2 cm)
• Depth: 8.5 in. (21.6 cm)
  

Apple's Specifications:

Logic Board	Ports	Power
Processor: 603e, 117 MHz PMMU: integrated FPU: integrated Data Path: 64-bit, 33.3 MHz L1 Cache: 32K L2 Cache: none 2nd Processor: none Slots: 2 Type II PC Card (1 Type III)	ADB: 1 Video: mini-15 Floppy: none SCSI: HDI-30 Geoports: none Ethernet: none FireWire: Mic Type: Line in Other Ports: Printer, Speaker,	Max Watts: 45 Amps: 1.88 BTU per Hr: 153.9 Voltage: 100-240 Freq Range: 50-60 Hz Battery Type: PB5300, NiMH Soft Power: yes
Memory	Video Memory
Logic Board: 16 MB RAM Slots: 1, PB53xx Min - Max RAM: 32 MB - 64 MB Min RAM Speed: 70 ns RAM Sizes: 8-64 MB Install in Groups of: 1	Resolution Video Memory built-in LCD screen (built in) 512 x 384 n/a-bit 640 x 400 n/a-bit 640 x 480 n/a-bit 800 x 600 16-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
Physical	Software	Storage
Introduced: 8/25/1995 Discontinued: n/a Form Factor: PowerBook 5300 Gestalt ID: 128 Weight (lbs): 6.2 Dimensions (in): 2.2 H x 11.5 W x 8.5 D	Addressing Modes: 32-bit Orig SSW: 7.5.2 Orig Enabler: PowerBook 5300 Enabler ROM ID: $077D ROM Ver: $27 ROM Size: 4MB AppleTalk Ver: 58.1.6 Mac OS Supported: 7.5.2 7.5.3 7.5.5 7.6 7.6.1 8.0	Floppy Size: 1.44MB Floppy Inject: manual Min. Int HD Size: 1.1GB Int HD Interface: IDE Orig CD Speed n/a Int CD Support: