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 PowerBook G4, the last PowerBook | |
| Developer | Apple Computer |
|---|---|
| Product family | Macintosh |
| Type | Laptop |
| Release date | October 21, 1991 |
| Discontinued | May 16, 2006 |
| Operating system | |
| Display | LCD |
| Predecessor | Macintosh Portable |
| Successor | MacBook Pro |
| Related | |
The PowerBook (known as Macintosh PowerBook before 1997) is a family of Macintosh laptop computers designed, manufactured and sold by Apple Computer from 1991 to 2006. It was targeted at the professional market; in 1999, the line was supplemented by the home and education-focused iBook family.
During its lifetime, the PowerBook went through several major revisions and redesigns, often being the first to incorporate features that would later become standard in competing laptops.[1] The PowerBook was replaced by the MacBook Pro in 2006 as part of the Mac transition to Intel processors.
- ^ Engadget: 30 years in Apple products: the good, the bad, and the ugly Archived June 6, 2017, at the Wayback Machine – "The PowerBook, in its many, many incarnations, had been a laptop trend-setter since its inception."