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# PowerBook G4 (12.1")

Essentials

Family: PowerBook G3/G4

Codename: Thresher

Gestalt ID: 406

Minimum OS: 10.2.3

Maximum OS: 10.5.8

Introduced: January 2003

Terminated: September 2003

Processor

CPU: PowerPC 7455 "G4"

CPU Speed: 867 MHz

FPU: integrated

Bus Speed: 133 MHz

Register Width: 32-bit

Data Bus Width: 64-bit

Address Bus Width: 32-bit

Level 1 Cache: 32 kB data, 32 kB instruction

Level 2 Cache: 256 kB on-processor

ROM: 1 MB ROM + 3 MB toolbox ROM loaded into RAM

RAM Type: PC2100 DDR SO-DIMM

Minimum RAM Speed: 266 MHz

Onboard RAM: 128 MB

RAM slots: 1

Maximum RAM: 640 MB

Video

Screen: 12.1 active matrix TFT

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce 420 Go

VRAM: 32 MB

Max Resolution: 1024x768

Video Out: mini-VGA

Storage

Hard Drive: 40 GB

ATA Bus: ATA-100

Optical Drive: 24x/24x/10x/8x CD-RW/DVD-ROM

Input/Output

USB: 2

Firewire: 1

Audio Out: stereo 16 bit mini

Audio In: stereo 16 bit mini

Speaker: stereo, center midrange

Microphone: mono

Networking

Modem: 56 kbps

Ethernet: 10/100Base-T

Wi-Fi: optional 802.11b/g

Bluetooth: internal

Miscellaneous

Power: 47 Watts

Dimensions: 1.18" H x 10.9" W x 8.6" D

Weight: 4.6 lbs.

Announced in January 2003, The PowerBook G4 (12.1") brough the subnotebook form factor of the 12" iBook to the G4 line. Housed inside an Aluminum case even smaller than the iBook, The 12.1" G4 had nearly all the features of the 867 MHz PowerBook G4 Titanium, and a few more to boot.

The 12.1" G4 was based on a new motherboard design, which included Double Data Rate RAM, internal BlueTooth, and AirPort Extreme (54 Mbps 802.11g) support. The 12" PowerBook G4 included a 32 MB NVIDIA GeForce4 420 Go graphics card, and borrowed the iBook's mini-VGA port. It came in a single configuration, with 256 MB of RAM and a 40 GB hard drive, for $1799. A SuperDrive configuration, with a 60 GB drive was also available for $1999.

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