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==PowerBook G3 Series (Wallstreet II, PDQ - "Pretty Darn Quick")==
The Wallstreet design was updated in August 1998 (Wallstreet-II). It featured a 14.1-inch display on 266&nbsp;MHz and 300&nbsp;MHz models. The 233&nbsp;MHz machine was now equipped with a vastly improved TFT panel (compared to the passive matrix of the 12.1" Wallstreet I series), as well as a 512 KB backside cache allowing for far superior performance at the same 233&nbsp;MHz, though it was equipped with 2&nbsp;MB onboard VRAM compared to the 4&nbsp;MB on the faster 14.1" models. The 13.3" display was removed from the line, owing to both the falling production costs of the larger TFT and the near-guaranteed failure of the 13.3" models' ribbon cable through the hinge; it was produced slightly too short, and many failed soon after purchase. Processor speeds were bumped on the faster two models, resulting in 233&nbsp;MHz, 266&nbsp;MHz, and 300&nbsp;MHz models.

The case has two docking bays, one on each side. The left-hand bay can accommodate a [[electric battery|battery]], a 3.5" [[floppy disk]], a third-party [[Iomega]] [[Zip drive]], or a third-party add-on hard drive. The right-hand bay is larger and can accommodate any of the above plus a 5.25" [[optical disc|optical drive]] ([[CD-ROM]] or [[DVD|DVD-ROM]]). A small internal [[nickel–cadmium battery]] allowed swapping of the main batteries while the computer "slept". With a battery in each bay, battery life was doubled. [[DVD]]s can be displayed with the use of a hardware decoder built into a [[PC card#CardBus|CardBus]] (PCMCIA) card.

The PowerBook G3 Series was Apple's first notebook offering that matched the build-to-order customization of the Power Mac G3 desktop line. It was discontinued in May 1999. It is the last Apple computer ever to bear the rainbow-colored Apple logo, and the last Mac to support Apple's [[SuperDrive]]. It was also the last [[Old World ROM]] model in the PowerBook series. The PDQ series was entirely produced in Taiwan, and the machine's manufacture labels (showing production in Ireland or Taiwan) on the underside of the machines can be used to identify between otherwise nearly identical Wallstreet and PDQ series for collectors and enthusiasts.

The 12.1" and 13.3" Wallstreet I and PDQ series shared a more curved top case at all corners; the lid and its corners were flattened and squared off for the larger LCD of the 14.1" model resulting in a bulkier appearance. Many press releases and visual media at the time relied on the more 'attractive' curvature of the case on those smaller-display models, regardless of the 14.1" model's superior and more upmarket display.