February 17, 1997: Apple launches the PowerBook 3400, a laptop the company claims is the fastest portable computer in the world. After a rough few years for the PowerBook, this model throws down the ...

February 16, 2000: Apple introduces the “Pismo” PowerBook, the finest of its G3 laptops. In the view of many, it’s one of the best Apple laptops ever. The Pismo PowerBook is the first model without ...

TOKYO -- An old Apple laptop that sold poorly when it was released in Japan a few years ago has subsequently achieved cult status, with fans paying up to $25,000 to upgrade and decorate their aging ...

It’s a nagging question for which there is seemingly no correct answer, akin to the “paper or plastic” query at the grocery store: PowerBook or iBook? Aluminum or polycarbonate? Twelve-inch or 14-inch ...

On October 21, 1991, Apple launched the PowerBook and every other laptop and notebook computer from that day forward to today's MacBook Pro was changed because of it. Steve Jobs was not responsible, ...

COMMENTARY--When I read about Apple's new PowerBook G4 (PBG4), I was initially nonplussed. It seemed to be a straightforward and unexciting evolution of its predecessor. Sure, it was thinner and ...

PowerBook G4 12" review The Washington Post has chimed in with its opinion on the new PowerBook G4 12", stating "It's possible to mistake Apple Computer's new 12-inch PowerBook G4 for its own manual - ...

With an external keyboard and mouse you can use your Powerbook with the display closed and an external monitor as if it were a desktop computer. Here's how: Make sure the computer is plugged in to an ...

To determine whether you are a PowerBook fanatic, take the Gore test: If a genie were to grant you three wishes, what would they be? If your first wish would be for a no-compromise Mac portable big on ...

Apple Computer on Tuesday will refresh its line of iBook consumer laptops and Titanium PowerBook G4 notebooks aimed at professionals, sources say. The upgrades will come a day before Apple announces ...

The long-awaited low-cost MacBook powered by an A18 Pro chip is now expected to launch on March 4. It will reportedly be priced somewhere around $700, making it significantly cheaper than an ...

Yesterday and Tuesday we covered a significant number of reports of "white spots" or "pools" on the screens of new PowerBook G4 15" (FireWire 800) laptops. Since posting more details on the issue ...