In August of 1995, Apple launched a computer that would change the fate of the world: the PowerBook 5300. This 5.9lb fusion of black polycarbonate and capacitors had a modest debut, but little did ...

I'm a little afraid that Apple may be putting all their eggs in the iPod basket. It seems that new iPods come out every six to nine months while the venerable PowerBook lineup hasn't been refreshed ...

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, ...

In a moment of somewhat unexpected nostalgia at its most recent media event, Apple pointed out that it was the 25th anniversary of the PowerBook. (It’s good to know that, 27 years later, Apple still ...

MacFixIt reader John Wolf notes an interesting new feature on the PowerBook G4 15" (FireWire 800), and possibly other models, where FireWire target disk mode can see what is in the optical drive: "I ...

Following our analysis yesterday of the Power Mac G4 from a gamer’s perspective, we present to you the same look at the new PowerBook G4, unveiled at Macworld Expo in San Francisco last week. Its ...

If you are like me and enjoy a good clean fight, check out these benchmarks at Geek Patrol using their own pre-production software: Geekbench, a multi-platform benchmarking utility. These numbers ...