PowerBook G4 (12-inch) - Technical Specifications

Processor and memory

• 867MHz PowerPC G4 processor with Velocity Engine

• 256K DDR SRAM level 2 cache

• 133MHz system bus

• 256MB of PC2100 (266MHz) DDR SDRAM (128MB built in and 128MB in SO-DIMM slot); supports up to 640MB

Storage

• 40GB 4200-rpm Ultra ATA/100 hard drive⁴

• One of the following optical drives:

  • —Slot-loading Combo drive (DVD-ROM/CD-RW): reads DVDs at 8x speed, writes CD-R discs at 24x speed, writes CD-RW discs at 10x speed, reads CDs at 24x speed

  • —Optional slot-loading SuperDrive (DVD-R/CD-RW): writes DVD-R discs at 1x speed, reads DVDs at 8x speed, writes CD-R discs at 8x speed, writes CD-RW discs at 4x speed, reads CDs at 24x speed

Communications

• Built-in antennas and expansion slot for optional 54-Mbps AirPort Extreme Card² (based on 802.11g draft specification; IEEE 802.11b Wi-Fi certified)

• Built-in Bluetooth 1.1

• Built-in 10/100BASE-T Ethernet (RJ-45 connector)

• Built-in 56K V.92 modem⁵ (RJ-11 connector)

Expansion

• One FireWire 400 port at up to 400 Mbps⁶

• Two 12-Mbps USB 1.1 ports

Display

• 12.1-inch (diagonal) TFT XGA active-matrix display

  • —Support for millions of colors at 1024-by-768-pixel resolution

  • —Support for resolution scaling to 800-by-600-pixel and 640-by-480-pixel resolution with millions of colors

Video and graphics support

• NVIDIA GeForce4 420 Go graphics processor with AGP 4X support and 32MB of DDR SDRAM video memory for 2D/3D graphics acceleration

• Dual display and video mirroring: Simultaneously supports up to 1024 by 768 pixels on the built-in display and up to 1600 by 1200 pixels on an external display, both at millions of colors

• VGA output using included Apple VGA Display Adapter

• S-video output using included Apple Video Adapter

• Composite video output using included Apple Video Adapter

Audio

• Audio line in (minijack)

• Headphone out (minijack)

• Built-in stereo speakers with midrange-enhancing third speaker

• Internal omnidirectional microphone

Battery and power

• 47-watt-hour lithium-ion battery (with integrated charge indicator LEDs) providing up to 5 hours of battery life³

• 45W power adapter with cable management system

• Power adapter port

Security

• Kensington cable lock slot

Keyboard and trackpad

• Built-in full-size keyboard with 78 (U.S.) or 79 (ISO) keys, including 12 function keys, 4 arrow keys (inverted ÒTÓ arrangement), and embedded numeric keypad

• Solid-state trackpad for precise cursor control; supports tap, double-tap, and drag capabilities

Electrical and environmental requirements

• Meets ENERGY STAR requirements

• Line voltage: 100V to 240V AC

• Frequency: 50Hz to 60Hz

• Operating temperature: 50¡ to 95¡ F (10¡ to 35¡ C)

• Storage temperature: Ð13¡ to 140¡ F (Ð25¡ to 60¡ C)

• Relative humidity: 20% to 80% noncondensing

• Maximum operating altitude: 10,000 feet

• Maximum storage altitude: 15,000 feet

• Maximum shipping altitude: 35,000 feet

Size and weight

• Height: 1.18 inches (3.0 cm)

• Width: 10.9 inches (27.7 cm)

• Depth: 8.6 inches (21.9 cm)

• Weight: 4.6 pounds (2.1 kg) with battery and optical drive installed¹

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