The apple PowerBook G4 is a series of notebook computers that was manufactured, marketed, and sold by Apple Computer, Inc. between 2001 and 2006 as part of its PowerBook line. It uses the PowerPC G4 processor, initially produced by Motorola and later by Freescale, after Motorola spun off its semiconductor business under that name in 2004. The PowerBook G4 had two different designs: one enclosed in a titanium body with a translucent black keyboard and a 15″ screen,hi-capacity powerbook G4 battery; and another in an aluminium body with an aluminium-colored keyboard, in 12″, 15″ and 17″ sizes.

Below is a introduction about 15 inch powerbook G4:

  • 1.67 GHz PowerPC G4 processor with 167 MHz system bus
  • 512 MB DDR SDRAM (two SO-DIMM slots support up to 2 GB), 80 GB hard drive, slot-loading 8x SuperDrive (DVD±RW/CD-RW)
  • One FireWire 400 port, one FireWire 800 port, two USB 2.0 ports, and one PC Card/CardBus slot supporting one Type I or Type II card
  • high quality lithium ion battery(apple powerbook G4 battery)
  • Built-in 10/100/1000BASE-T (Gigabit) ethernet, 54-Mbps AirPort Extreme wireless, Bluetooth 2.0+EDR, and 56K V.92 modem
  • 15.2-inch (diagonal), 1280 x 854 resolution, TFT widescreen display


apple powerbook 15inch G4

The PowerBook G4 (15-inch 1.65/1.5GHz) looks almost exactly like the PowerBook G4 (15-inch FW 800) and PowerBook G4 (15-inch 1.5/1.33GHz). The only visible distinctive characteristic is that the AirPort Extreme door inside the apple lithium ion battery bay in previous models is no longer there in the PowerBook G4 (15-inch 1.67/1.5GHz).

Build and Design

The apple 15″ PowerBook is a marvel to look at.The aluminium frame and minimalist design provides aesthetic pleasure to the eye. In my opinion there isn’t another notebook on the market that can quite match the look and feel of this notebook. The 15″ PowerBook is a balance of portability and performance. Weighing in at only 5.6 lbs and only 1.1-inch thick, it may not be considered a featherlite laptop but given its configuration it is definitely worth the extra weight. It has its own ambient light sensors and automatically adjusts the brightness of the display as well as the beautiful keyboard illumination.The notebook feels very sturdy and well built with no screen flex.

Battery

The apple powerbook G4 battery life of the newest PowerBook models have been advertised at 5.5 hours. Whereas I never achieved quite as much as this amount, basic application use (internet with wireless internet) has an average life of about 3.5 hours before another recharge is needed. Watching a DVD will last just under 3 hours, and this is more than sufficient with most movies. The battery life of this machine is quite acceptable although with labour intensive applications the bottom can get quite hot and uncomfortable if used on the lap.