Editing PowerBook G3 (section)

{{short description|Line of laptop Macintosh computers by Apple Computer}}
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{{Infobox information appliance
| name = PowerBook G3
| image = Apple PowerBook G3 500 Pismo-2763.jpg
| caption = A "[[#PowerBook G3 FireWire (Pismo)|Pismo]]" PowerBook
| developer = [[Apple Inc.|Apple Computer]]
| family = [[PowerBook]]
| type = [[Laptop]]
| generation = G3
| releasedate = {{Start date and age|1997|11}}
| discontinued = {{End date|2001|01}}
| baseprice = Kanga {{USD|5700|1997}}<br>
Wallstreet I {{USD|2299|1998}}-{{USD|3499|1998}}<br>PDQ {{USD|2799|1998}}<br>Lombard {{USD|2499|1999}}<br>Pismo {{USD|2499|2000}}
| os = [[Mac OS 9]] & [[macOS|Mac OS X]] up to 10.4.11
| cpu = [[PowerPC G3]], 233–500&nbsp;MHz
| predecessor = [[PowerBook 1400]]c<br/>[[PowerBook 2400c]]<br/>[[PowerBook 3400c]]
| successor = [[PowerBook G4]]
}}

The '''PowerBook G3''' is a series of laptop [[Mac (computer)|Macintosh]] [[personal computer]]s that was designed, manufactured, and sold by [[Apple Inc.|Apple Computer]] from 1997 to 2001. It was the first laptop to use the [[PowerPC G3]] (PPC740/750) series of microprocessors, and was marketed as the fastest laptop in the world for its entire production run.  The PowerBook G3 was succeeded by the [[PowerBook G4]].

The G3 was the first black Apple laptop, and was succeeded in this by the [[MacBook (2006-2012)|black MacBook]] in 2006. Previous [[PowerBook]]s were dark gray.

The Wallstreet, Lombard, and Pismo models were praised for their straightforward upgrade options, not only for accessible drives and memory but also for their CPU daughtercards that could be detached from the logic boards. This encouraged the aftermarket, including Sonnet, Powerlogix, Wegener Media, and others, to offer G3 CPU upgrades across various series. In some instances, they even provided G4 upgrades, allowing these machines to rival or exceed the performance of Apple's contemporary 'G4 Titanium' PowerBooks of that era.