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Apple PowerBook G3 300 (PDQ - Late 1998) Specs

Identifiers: Late 1998/PDQ - M7111LL/A* - N/A* - M4753 - None

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Apple PowerBook G3The PowerBook G3/300 (PDQ - Late 1998) -- formally a member of the second "PowerBook G3 Series" as dubbed by Apple, but more commonly referred to by its codename of "PDQ" (Pretty Damn Quick) -- features a 300 MHz PowerPC 750 (G3) processor with 1 MB of "backside" level 2 cache, 64 MB of RAM, 4 MB of SGRAM for video, an 8.0 GB hard drive, and a tray-loading 1X DVD-ROM (M7111LL/A) or 20X CD-ROM (M7310LL/A) drive in a curvaceous black portable case with a 14.1" TFT active-matrix color display.

The "PDQ" PowerBook G3 models are quite similar to the "Wallstreet" PowerBook G3 models before them -- and share a case design, 2D/3D graphics acceleration, "zoomed video" support, dual "hot-swappable" bays which both can hold batteries or expansion modules (the left is a 3.5" bay and the right a 5.25" bay), dual Card Bus compatible PC card slots, and the "fn" key which creates a numerical keyboard for quicker data entry.

However, the "PDQ" PowerBook G3 series was vastly simplified -- cutting the number of display sizes from three (12.1-inch, 13.3-inch, and 14.1-inch) to one (14.1-inch) and standardizing the motherboard design to use a 66 MHz bus (compared to 66 MHz and 83 MHz before) -- in an effort to fix inventory and supply problems in a "Pretty Damn Quick" manner.

Despite the age of this system, site sponsor Other World Computing has RAM, hard drives, SSDs, and other upgrades available for this specific Mac while supplies last.



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September 1, 1998 May 10, 1999
1 N/A
300 MHz PowerPC 750 (G3)
Details: N/A
PB G3 Daughtercard Integrated
Details: A variety of third-party processor upgrades were available.
66 MHz 150 MHz
Macintosh ROM 4 MB
64k 1 MB (backside)
PC100 SDRAM 10 ns
Details: Supports 144-pin PC100 SDRAM SO-DIMM memory modules.
64 MB 512 MB*
Details: *Apple officially supports 192 MB of RAM in this model. However, third-parties have been able to upgrade it to 512 MB using two 256 MB memory modules.

Site sponsor Other World Computing sells memory -- as well as other upgrades -- for this PowerBook G3.

In Germany, site sponsor CompuRAM sells memory and other upgrades for this PowerBook G3.

Also see: Actual Max RAM of All G3 & Later Macs.
None 2
Rage Pro LT SGRAM
Details: Apple formally reports only that this model has 4 MB of SGRAM, but it uses onboard ATI Rage Pro LT graphics.
4 MB 4 MB
14.1" TFT 1024x768
Mirroring Only 1024x768
Details: This model also has S-video out.
8.0 GB N/A
Details: This model does not support hard drives larger than 128 GB.

Site sponsor Other World Computing sells storage upgrades for this PowerBook G3.

Also see: SSD Compatibility Guide for All G3 & Later Macs.
2.5" (17 mm) Ultra ATA
1X DVD-ROM* 1.44 MB (Manual)
56.6k 10Base-T
None None
None None
Details: N/A
2 Type II PC Card* 1 3.5", 1 5.25"
Details: *2 Type II PC card slots also support one Type III card (CardBus compatible). This system has one "hot-swappable" 5.25" bay that shipped with either a CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive, and one 3.5" bay that shipped with a battery. Please note that these bays only are compatible with the Wallstreet/PDQ models.
Full-size Trackpad
Notebook PowerBook G3 Wallstreet
M7111LL/A* Late 1998/PDQ
M4753 (EMC None) N/A*
Details: *This model does not have a Model Identifier. Its Gestalt ID is 406, but this is shared by many other models.

Also see: All Macs with the M4753 Model Number, the None EMC Number, and the N/A* Model Identifier.

For more about these identifiers and how to locate them on each Mac, please refer to EveryMac.com's Mac Identification section.
49 W h LiIon 3.5 Hours, 7 Hours*
8.1 X 10.2.8
Boot/Classic Mode Emulation Only
Details: This model is capable of booting in Mac OS 9 and using Mac OS 9 applications within the Mac OS X "Classic" environment.
2.0 x 10.4 x 12.7 7.8 lbs (3.5 kg)
US$4999* N/A
Details: *US$4999 as originally offered with a 1X DVD-ROM drive (M7111LL/A). On October 1, 1998, Apple began offering this model with a 20X CD-ROM drive for US$4499 (M7310LL/A).

Please note that on average the estimated current retail pricing of used systems is updated twice a year (please refer to the date on the bottom of the page for the date last updated).

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1 (VGA) None
Details: N/A
1 1 (HDI-30)
None 1
None None
Details: N/A
1* (RJ-11) 1 (RJ-45)
Details: *Internal 56.6k modem standard on most configurations. IrDA port also provided.
None 1
1 (Internal) 1
1 None
1 None
N/A 1

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