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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. 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 line was targeted at the professional market. In 1999, the line was supplemented by the home and education-focused iBook family.
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."