Editing PowerBook G4 (section)

==Titanium (2001-2002)==
{{Infobox information appliance
| name = PowerBook G4 (titanium)
| developer = [[Apple Computer]]
| type = [[Laptop]]
| photo = 1ghz Titanium Apple PowerBook G4.jpg
| caption = The titanium PowerBook G4 (nicknamed TiBook)<ref name="CNNUK"/>
| release date = January 9, 2001
| discontinued = September 16, 2003
| processor = [[PowerPC G4]], 400 MHz–1 GHz
}}
The first PowerBook G4 models were announced at [[Steve Jobs]]' [[MacWorld Expo]] [[keynote]] on January 9, 2001. The two models featured a PowerPC G4 processor running at either 400 or 500 [[MHz]], housed in a titanium-clad case that was 1 [[inch]] (25&nbsp;mm) deep. This was 0.7&nbsp;inches (18&nbsp;mm) shallower than the G4's predecessor, the [[PowerBook G3]]. The G4 was one of the first laptops to use a screen with a widescreen [[Display aspect ratio|aspect ratio]]. It also featured a front-mounted slot-loading optical drive.<ref name="MWUK">{{Cite web |last=Jary |first=Simon |date=January 10, 2001 |title=MW Expo: Titanium G4 PowerBook stunner |url=http://www.macworld.co.uk/mac/news/?newsid=2323&pagtype=allchandate |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131229023645/http://www.macworld.co.uk/mac/news/?newsid=2323&pagtype=allchandate |archive-date=December 29, 2013 |access-date=September 20, 2012 |publisher=Macworld UK}}</ref> The notebook was given the unofficial nickname "TiBook", after the titanium case and the [[PowerBook]] brand name;<ref name="CNNUK">{{Cite web |last1=Schlender |first1=Brent |last2=Schiff |first2=Lenore |date=May 14, 2001 |title=Steve Jobs The Graying Prince Of a Shrinking Kingdom Older and smarter, the CEO whipped his company back into the black. Is Apple on the verge of big things, or is it becoming perfectly irrelevant? |url=https://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/05/14/302936/index.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130314041656/http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/05/14/302936/index.htm |archive-date=March 14, 2013 |access-date=September 20, 2012 |website=Fortune Magazine |publisher=CNN}}</ref> it was sold alongside the cheaper [[iBook]]. The 1&nbsp;GHz version of the titanium G4 is the last, and fastest, PowerBook that can natively run [[Mac OS 9]] (version 9.2.2).

===Industrial design===
The initial design of the PowerBook G4 was developed by Apple hardware designers Jory Bell, Nick Merz, and Danny Delulis.<ref name="BW">{{Cite web |date=May 2009 |title=The Next Wide Thing |url=http://images.businessweek.com/ss/05/09/applespawn/source/7.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130721182905/http://images.businessweek.com/ss/05/09/applespawn/source/7.htm |archive-date=2013-07-21 |access-date=2012-09-20 |publisher=Business Week}}</ref> [[Quanta Computer|Quanta]], an [[original design manufacturer]], also helped in the design.{{Citation needed|date=September 2012}} The new machine was a sharp departure from the black plastic, curvilinear PowerBook G3 models that preceded it. The orientation of the Apple logo on the computer's lid was switched so that it would "read" correctly to onlookers when the computer was in use.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Inside the Titanium Powerbook G4 |url=https://www.macworld.com/article/1002182/powerbook.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170925040045/https://www.macworld.com/article/1002182/powerbook.html |archive-date=2017-09-25 |access-date=2017-09-24 |website=Macworld}}</ref> PowerBook G3 and prior models presented it right-side-up from the perspective of the computer's owner when the lid was closed. Apple's [[industrial design]] team, headed by British designer [[Jonathan Ive]], converged around a minimalist aesthetic—the titanium G4's design language laid the groundwork for the aluminum PowerBook G4, the [[MacBook Pro]], the [[Power Mac G5]], the flat-screen [[iMac]], the [[Xserve]], and the [[Mac mini]].

=== Reception ===
In a review, ''Macworld''{{'s}} Andrew Gore praised the PowerBook's weight, wider screen, and Velocity Engine, but criticized the difficulty of replacing the hard drive. In a battery test, he found that Apple's stated 5 hours of battery life could only be achieved with the screen dimmed and the processor clocked down to 300&nbsp;MHz, though he described battery life in normal use, of slightly over three hours, as "very respectable".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gore |first=Andrew |date=April 30, 2001 |title=Inside the Titanium Powerbook G4 |url=https://www.macworld.com/article/151603/powerbook-2.html |access-date=2023-05-13 |website=Macworld |language=en}}</ref> ''ATPM''{{'s}} Trevor Boehm rated it "excellent", describing it as pricy but a good [[Mobile workstation|desktop replacement]], and praising its speed, screen, and ports, though he criticized the trackpad as oversensitive and inconvenient for [[drag and drop]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Boehm |first=Trevor |date=August 2001 |title=Review: PowerBook G4 Titaniuim |url=http://www.atpm.com/7.08/tibook.shtml |magazine=About This Particular Macintosh |volume=7 |issue=8 |access-date=2023-05-13}}</ref> ''PC World''{{'s}} Carla Thornton praised its design, screen and performance, but criticized its graphics, DVD speed, battery life and price.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Thornton |first=Carla |date=March 28, 2001 |title=Review: Apple's ultrathin PowerBook G4 |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2001/TECH/ptech/03/28/powerbook.g4.idg/index.html |access-date=2023-05-13 |website=PC World |via=[[CNN]]}}</ref>

===Quality issues===
The hinges on the titanium PowerBook display are notorious for breaking under typical use. Usually the hinge (which is shaped like an L) will break just to the left of where it attaches to the lower case on the right hinge, and just to the right on the left hinge (where the right hinge is on the right side of the computer when the optical drive is facing the user). When the 667&nbsp;MHz and 800&nbsp;MHz "DVI" PowerBooks were introduced, Apple changed the hinge design slightly to strengthen it. At least one aftermarket manufacturer began producing sturdier replacement hinges<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Truth About Titanium G4 Hinges Steel |url=http://www.powerbookmedic.com/The-Truth-About-Titanium-G4-Hinges-Steel-p-34.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181120095715/http://www.powerbookmedic.com/The-Truth-About-Titanium-G4-Hinges-Steel-p-34.html |archive-date=November 20, 2018 |access-date=November 19, 2018 |website=PowerbookMedic |language=en}}</ref> to address this problem, though actually performing the repair is difficult as the display bezel is glued together. In addition some discolouration, bubbling or peeling of paint on the outer bezel occurred, notably around the area where the palm would rest while using the trackpad, and around the rear of the hinges where paint on the back of the machine was often worn off. This appeared on early models but not on later titanium PowerBooks.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The laptop that made Apple switch to aluminum |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYz_U2lo1gQ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/oYz_U2lo1gQ |archive-date=2021-12-21 |access-date=May 18, 2021 |website=YouTube | date=7 May 2021 |language=en}}{{Cbignore}}</ref>

===Display issues===
The video cable is routed around the left-side hinge. This will cause the cable to weaken under heavy usage. Many owners have reported display problems such as random lines or a jumbled screen, although a few owners have replaced just the video cable to successfully resolve this problem. There is also a backlight cable that might fail; The best option is to replace either or both cables before replacing LCD screen.

===Technical specifications===
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{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="font-size:small; text-align:center"
! colspan=2 | Model<ref>{{Citation |title=Apple PowerBook G4 Specs (All PowerBook G4 Technical Specs): EveryMac.com |url=https://everymac.com/systems/apple/powerbook_g4/index-powerbook-g4.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220726205624/https://everymac.com/systems/apple/powerbook_g4/index-powerbook-g4.html |access-date=2022-07-27 |archive-date=2022-07-26}}</ref>
! colspan=2 style="background:#FF9999" | "Mercury", Original TiBook<ref>{{Cite web |title=PowerBook G4 400 (Original - Ti) Specs (PowerBook G4, M7952LL/A, PowerBook3,2, M5884, 1854) @ EveryMac.com<!-- Bot generated title --> |url=http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/powerbook_g4/stats/powerbook_g4_400.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120403005744/http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/powerbook_g4/stats/powerbook_g4_400.html |archive-date=2012-04-03 |access-date=2008-08-07}}; {{Cite web |last=LLC |first=Kyle Media |title=PowerBook G4 500 (Original - Ti) Specs (PowerBook G4, M7710LL/A, PowerBook3,2, M5884, 1854): EveryMac.com |url=http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/powerbook_g4/stats/powerbook_g4_500.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081005050047/http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/powerbook_g4/stats/powerbook_g4_500.html |archive-date=2008-10-05 |access-date=2008-08-07 |website=www.everymac.com}}</ref>
! colspan=2 style="background:#FF9999" | "Onyx", Gigabit TiBook
! colspan=2 style="background:#FF9999" | "Ivory", DVI TiBook
! colspan=2 style="background:#FF9999" | "Antimony", TiBook

|-
! rowspan=2 | Timetable
! Released
| colspan=2 | January 9, 2001
| colspan=2 | October 16, 2001
| colspan=2 | April 29, 2002
| colspan=2 | November 6, 2002

|-
! Discontinued
| colspan=2 | October 16, 2001
| colspan=2 | April 29, 2002
| colspan=2 | November 6, 2002
| colspan=2 | September 16, 2003

|-
! rowspan=3 | Model info.
! Model number
| colspan=2 | M5884 (EMC 1854)
| colspan=2 | M8407 (EMC 1895)
| colspan=2 | A1001 (EMC 1913)
| colspan=2 | A1025 (EMC N/A)

|-
! Model identifier
| colspan=2 | PowerBook3,2
| colspan=2 | PowerBook3,3
| colspan=2 | PowerBook3,4
| colspan=2 | PowerBook3,5

|-
! Order number
| M7952
| M7710
| M8362
| M8363
| M8591
| M8592
| M8858
| M8859

|-
! rowspan=3 | [[Display device|Display]]
! Size
| colspan=8 | 15.2" (widescreen)
|-
! Method
| colspan=8 | TFT matte LCD display
|-
! Resolution
| colspan=4 | 1152×768
| colspan=4 | 1280×854

|-
! rowspan=4 | Performance
! [[Central processing unit|Processor]]
! colspan=2 | [[PowerPC 7410|PowerPC G4 (7410)]]
! colspan=2 | [[PowerPC 7450|PowerPC G4 (7450)]]
! colspan=4 | [[PowerPC 7455|PowerPC G4 (7455)]]
|-
! Processor speed
| 400&nbsp;MHz
| 500&nbsp;MHz
| 550&nbsp;MHz
| colspan=2 | 667&nbsp;MHz
| 800&nbsp;MHz
| 867&nbsp;MHz
| 1&nbsp;GHz

|-
! [[CPU Cache|Cache]]
| colspan=2 | 1&nbsp;MB backside L2 cache (2:1)
| colspan=2 | 256 KB on-chip L2 cache (1:1)
| colspan=2 | 256 KB on-chip L2 cache<br/>1&nbsp;MB L3 cache (1:1)
| colspan=2 | 256 KB on-chip L2 cache<br/>1&nbsp;MB DDR L3 cache (1:1)

|-
! [[Front Side Bus]]
| colspan=3 | 100&nbsp;MHz
| colspan=5 | 133&nbsp;MHz

|-
! rowspan=2 | [[RAM|Memory]]
! Range
| 128&nbsp;MB (two 64&nbsp;MB)<br/>{{Gray|Expandable up to 1&nbsp;GB}}
| 256&nbsp;MB (two 128&nbsp;MB)<br/>{{Gray|Expandable up to 1&nbsp;GB}}
| 128&nbsp;MB (two 64&nbsp;MB)<br/>{{Gray|Expandable up to 1&nbsp;GB}}
| 256&nbsp;MB (two 128&nbsp;MB)<br/>{{Gray|Expandable up to 1&nbsp;GB}}
| colspan=4 | 256&nbsp;MB (two 128&nbsp;MB) or 512&nbsp;MB (two 256&nbsp;MB)<br/>{{Gray|Expandable up to 1&nbsp;GB}}
|-
! Type
| colspan=2 | PC100 SDRAM
| colspan=6 | PC133 SDRAM

|-
! rowspan=3 | [[Computer graphics|Graphics]]
! Amount
| colspan=2 | 8&nbsp;MB of SDRAM
| colspan=2 | 16&nbsp;MB of SDRAM
| colspan=2 | 32&nbsp;MB of DDR SDRAM
| colspan=2 | 32&nbsp;MB or 64&nbsp;MB of DDR SDRAM
|-
! Type
| colspan=2 | ATI Rage Mobility 128
| colspan=2 | ATI Radeon
| colspan=2 | ATI Radeon 7500
| colspan=2 | ATI Radeon 9000
|-
! [[Accelerated Graphics Port|AGP]]
| colspan=2 | 2x
| colspan=6 | 4x

|-
! rowspan=2 | Storage
! [[Hard drive]]<br/>Ultra ATA/66
| 10&nbsp;GB<br/>{{Gray|''Optional 30&nbsp;GB''}}
| 20&nbsp;GB<br/>{{Gray|''Optional 30&nbsp;GB''}}
| 20&nbsp;GB<br/>{{Gray|''Optional 48&nbsp;GB''}}
| 30&nbsp;GB<br/>{{Gray|''Optional 48&nbsp;GB''}}
| 30&nbsp;GB at 4200&nbsp;rpm<br/>{{Gray|''Optional 60&nbsp;GB at 5400&nbsp;rpm''}}
| 40&nbsp;GB at 4200&nbsp;rpm<br/>{{Gray|''Optional 60&nbsp;GB at 5400&nbsp;rpm''}}
| 40&nbsp;GB at 4200&nbsp;rpm
| 60&nbsp;GB at 4200&nbsp;rpm
|-
! Optical drive<br/>(slot-loading)
| colspan=2 | 6x DVD-ROM
| colspan=2 | 6x DVD-ROM<br/>{{Gray|''Optional 24x CD-ROM read, 8x CD-R write, 8x CD-RW write''}}
| colspan=2 | 8x DVD read, 8x CD-R write, 24x CD-R read
| colspan=2 | 8x DVD read, 8x CD-R write, 24x CD-R read or 1x DVD-R write, 6x DVD read, 8x CD-R write, 24x CD read

|-
! rowspan=3 | Connections
! Connectivity
| colspan=2 | Optional [[AirPort]] [[IEEE 802.11|802.11b]]<br/>10/100 BASE-T [[Fast Ethernet]]<br/>56k V.90 modem<br/>Infrared (IrDA)
| Optional [[AirPort]] [[IEEE 802.11|802.11b]]<br/>[[Gigabit Ethernet]]<br/>56k V.90 modem<br/>Infrared (IrDA)
| Integrated [[AirPort]] [[IEEE 802.11|802.11b]]<br/>[[Gigabit Ethernet]]<br/>56k V.90 modem<br/>Infrared (IrDA)
| colspan=4 | Optional or Integrated [[AirPort]] [[IEEE 802.11|802.11b]]<br/>[[Gigabit Ethernet]]<br/>56k V.92 modem
|-
! Peripherals
| colspan=4 | 2x [[USB]] 1.1<br/>1x [[FireWire]] 400<br/>[[PC Card]] I/II<br/>Built-in stereo speakers<br/>Audio output mini-jack
| colspan=4 | 2x [[USB]] 1.1<br/>1x [[FireWire]] 400<br/>[[PC Card]] I/II<br/>Built-in stereo speakers<br/>Audio output mini-jack<br/>Audio input mini-jack
|-
! Video out
| colspan=4 | [[VGA]] and [[S-Video]]
| colspan=4 | [[Digital Video Interface|DVI]] and [[S-Video]]

|-
! colspan=2 | Battery
| colspan=2 | 50 [[watt hour]] removable lithium-ion
| colspan=4 | 55.3 [[watt hour]] removable lithium-ion
| colspan=2 | 61 [[watt hour]] removable lithium-ion

|-
! colspan=2 | Maximum [[operating system]]
| colspan=6 | [[Mac OS X 10.4.11]] “Tiger” and [[Mac OS 9.2.2]]<br/>{{Gray|Unofficially, can run [[Mac OS X 10.5.8]] with third-party software.}}
| colspan=2 | [[Mac OS X 10.5.8]] “Leopard” and [[Mac OS 9.2.2]]

|}