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Update Published September 8, 2024

Every Apple PowerBook with a 68k processor is listed below.

Apple sold PowerBook models with 68k processors from 1989 until 1996. PowerBook Duo models with 68k processors are organized separately.

Apple sold PowerBook models with PowerPC processors from 1995 until 2006; this includes PowerBook models (1995-1998) as well as the PowerBook G3 (1997-2001) and PowerBook G4 (2001-2006).

The PowerBook was replaced by the MacBook and MacBook Pro in 2006; these replacement lines used Intel processors at the time of their initial release.

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1 Apple Mac Processor Type PowerBook 100 16 MHz 68000

Intro.	October 21, 1991	Disc.	August 3, 1992
Order	M0567LL/A*	Model	M1506 (Gestalt 24)
RAM	2 MB, 4 MB	VRAM	N/A
Storage	20 MB, 40 MB	Optical	None
Complete PowerBook 100 Specs

PowerBook 140 16 MHz 68030

Intro.	October 21, 1991	Disc.	August 3, 1992
Order	M0511LL/A*	Model	M5416 (Gestalt 25)
RAM	2 MB, 4 MB	VRAM	N/A
Storage	20 MB, 40 MB	Optical	None
Complete PowerBook 140 Specs

PowerBook 145 25 MHz 68030

Intro.	August 3, 1992	Disc.	June 7, 1993
Order	M4630LL/A*	Model	M5409 (Gestalt 25/54*)
RAM	4 MB	VRAM	N/A
Storage	40 MB, 80 MB	Optical	None
Complete PowerBook 145 Specs

PowerBook 145b 25 MHz 68030

Intro.	June 7, 1993	Disc.	July 18, 1994
Order	M1592LL/A*	Model	M5409 (Gestalt 54)
RAM	4 MB	VRAM	N/A
Storage	40 MB, 80 MB	Optical	None
Complete PowerBook 145b Specs

PowerBook 150 33 MHz 68030

Intro.	July 18, 1994	Disc.	October 14, 1995
Order	M2794LL/A	Model	M2740 (Gestalt 115)
RAM	4 MB, 8 MB	VRAM	N/A
Storage	120 MB, 250 MB	Optical	None
Complete PowerBook 150 Specs

PowerBook 160 25 MHz 68030

Intro.	October 19, 1992	Disc.	August 16, 1993
Order	M4500LL/A*	Model	M4550 (Gestalt 34)
RAM	4 MB	VRAM	512k*
Storage	40, 80, 120 MB	Optical	None
Complete PowerBook 160 Specs

PowerBook 165 33 MHz 68030

Intro.	August 16, 1993	Disc.	July 18, 1994
Order	M1641LL/A	Model	M4440 (Gestalt 84)
RAM	4 MB	VRAM	512k*
Storage	80 MB, 160 MB	Optical	None
Complete PowerBook 165 Specs

PowerBook 165c 33 MHz 68030

Intro.	February 10, 1993	Disc.	December 13, 1993
Order	M4900LL/A*	Model	N/A (Gestalt 50)
RAM	4 MB	VRAM	512k*
Storage	80 MB, 160 MB	Optical	None
Complete PowerBook 165c Specs

PowerBook 170 25 MHz 68030

Intro.	October 21, 1991	Disc.	October 19, 1992
Order	M1057LL/A	Model	M5409 (Gestalt 21)
RAM	4 MB	VRAM	N/A
Storage	40 MB	Optical	None
Complete PowerBook 170 Specs

PowerBook 180 33 MHz 68030

Intro.	October 19, 1992	Disc.	May 16, 1994
Order	M4400LL/A*	Model	M4440 (Gestalt 33)
RAM	4 MB	VRAM	512k*
Storage	80 MB, 120 MB*	Optical	None
Complete PowerBook 180 Specs

PowerBook 180c 33 MHz 68030

Intro.	June 7, 1993	Disc.	March 14, 1994
Order	M7950LL/A*	Model	M7940 (Gestalt 71)
RAM	4 MB	VRAM	512k*
Storage	80 MB, 160 MB*	Optical	None
Complete PowerBook 180c Specs

PowerBook 190/66 33 MHz* 68LC040

Intro.	August 28, 1995	Disc.	April 1, 1996
Order	M3530LL/A*	Model	M3047 (Gestalt 122)
RAM	4 MB, 8 MB	VRAM	N/A
Storage	500 MB	Optical	None
Complete PowerBook 190/66 Specs

PowerBook 190cs/66 33 MHz* 68LC040

Intro.	August 28, 1995	Disc.	September 1, 1996
Order	M4073LL/A	Model	M3047 (Gestalt 122)
RAM	8 MB	VRAM	N/A
Storage	500 MB	Optical	None
Complete PowerBook 190cs/66 Specs

PowerBook 520 25 MHz* 68LC040

Intro.	May 16, 1994	Disc.	June 10, 1995
Order	M2597LL/A*	Model	M4880 (Gestalt 72)
RAM	4 MB, 12 MB	VRAM	512k*
Storage	160 MB, 240 MB*	Optical	None
Complete PowerBook 520 Specs

PowerBook 520c 25 MHz* 68LC040

Intro.	May 16, 1994	Disc.	September 16, 1995
Order	M1845LL/A*	Model	M4880 (Gestalt 72)
RAM	4 MB, 12 MB	VRAM	512k*
Storage	160, 240, 320 MB*	Optical	None
Complete PowerBook 520c Specs

PowerBook 540 33 MHz* 68LC040

Intro.	May 16, 1994	Disc.	October 17, 1994
Order	M2807LL/A*	Model	M4880 (Gestalt 72)
RAM	8 MB, 12 MB	VRAM	512k*
Storage	240 MB	Optical	None
Complete PowerBook 540 Specs

PowerBook 540c 33 MHz* 68LC040

Intro.	May 16, 1994	Disc.	August 26, 1995
Order	M2809LL/A*	Model	M4880 (Gestalt 72)
RAM	4 MB, 12 MB	VRAM	512k*
Storage	320 MB, 500 MB*	Optical	None
Complete PowerBook 540c Specs

PowerBook 550c 33 MHz* 68040

Intro.	May 30, 1995	Disc.	April 1, 1996
Order	M4286J/A	Model	N/A (Gestalt 72)
RAM	8 MB	VRAM	512k*
Storage	500 MB	Optical	None
Complete PowerBook 550c Specs

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