PowerBook 5300
by Steve Hildreth
The 5300-series were the first PowerPC PowerBooks. Introduced with much fanfare, they were the most anticipated 'Books since the 500-series. Unfortunately, moderate performance, bland styling, and quality-control problems quickly blemished their reputation, and sales of PowerBooks tanked for the first time ever. This was not to be remedied until the introduction of the greatly improved 1400-series. The grayscale 5300 was the cheapest of the 5300-series, and it was also the lightest at only 5.9 pounds. It is a good choice for the mobile warrior who doesn't mind working in grayscale and who really wants a lightweight full-featured PowerPC PowerBook at a relatively cheap price.
Rating
At the time: B
Ports
1 serial
ADB
audio in
audio out
video out
HDI-30 SCSI
IR
1 expansion bay
2 PC card slots
Display
Passive-matrix 16-level grayscale
9.5"
640x400 resolution
Weight
5.9 pounds
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