PowerBook G4 Double-Layer SuperDrive Special Report: Developer Notes

• 15-inch PowerBook G4 Developer Note
• 17-inch PowerBook G4 Developer Note

Among the more interesting tidbits:

The full new feature list for the 17-inch PowerBook is as follows:

• 120 GB 5400 rpm. BTO: 100 GB 7200 rpm hard drives vs. 100 GB 5400 rpm standard for the previous model
• 512 MB PC2-4200 DDR2 SDRAM SO-DIMMs running at 333 MHz with 2 GB expansion capacity vs. 512 MB PC2700 DDR SDRAM SO-DIMMs running at 333 MHz with 2 GB expansion capacity for the previous model
• AirPort Extreme and Bluetooth 2.0 EDR combined into a single module vs. AirPort Extreme and fully-integrated Bluetooth 2.0 EDR for the previous model
• Double-layer burning 8x SuperDrive vs. 8x SuperDrive in the previous model
• The display is a 117 dpi, 17 inch wide-screen, active matrix TFT with a resolution of 1680x1050.
• The ATI Mobility Radeon 9700 graphics controller operates on the AGP-4x bus with 128 MB of video RAM and dual link DVI functionality.

The full new feature list for the 15-inch PowerBook is as follows:

• 1.67 GHz processor standard vs. 1.5 GHz or 1.67 GHz for the previous model
• 128 MB DDR with dual link DVI ATI Mobility Radeon 9700 graphics controller standard vs. 64 MB of DDR; BTO: 128 MB with dual link DVI on the previous model
• 80 GB 5400 rpm. BTO: 100 GB or 120 GB 5400 rpm; 100 GB 7200 rpm hard drives vs. 80 GB 5400 rpm. BTO: 100 GB 5400 rpm on the previous model
• Double-layer burning 8x SuperDrive. BTO: Combo drive vs. Combo drive or 8x SuperDrive on the previous model
• Combined audio line-in and optical digital audio input port, combined headphone output and optical digital audio output port, microphone, and stereo speakers vs. audio line in, headphone out, microphone, and stereo speakers on the previous model
• 512 MB PC2-4200 DDR2 SDRAM SO-DIMMs running at 333 MHz with 2 GB expansion capacity vs. 512 MB PC2700 DDR SDRAM SO-DIMMs running at 333 MHz with 2 GB expansion capacity on the previous model
• AirPort Extreme and Bluetooth 2.0 EDR combined into a single module vs. AirPort Extreme and fully-integrated Bluetooth 2.0 EDR on the previous model
• 50 watt-hours battery with up to 5.5 hours operation vs. 50 watt-hours battery with up to 4.5 hours operation

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