PowerBook

Vintage Mac notebook

PowerBook was Apple's line of laptop computers from 1991 to 2006, marketed to professionals and power users.

The name combined power with notebook, suggesting portable computing capability.

PowerBooks introduced now-standard laptop features like the centered keyboard with palm rests and built-in trackball.

Apple replaced the line with MacBook Pro.

laptop

notebook

Blank pages for jottings

processor · RAM · battery · charger · clamshell · hinge · display · hard drive · modem · sleep mode

Apple

Macintosh

Apple's computer line

  • MacOSApple computer operating system
  • MacBookAluminum portable computer brand
  • Steve JobsApple's co-founder and longtime CEO

Cupertino · Apple II · Lisa · Newton · iPod · Titanium · G4 · PowerPC · OS X · QuickTime

portable

mobile

Capable of movement

travel-friendly · rechargeable · luggable · carry-on · briefcase · on-the-go · nomadic · mobile computing · road warrior · untethered

vintage

collectible

Object worth amassing

eBay · obsolete · discontinued · legacy · museum · relic · throwback · historic · memorabilia · refurbished

Opposites
form factor

PowerBookdesktop

Primary computer interface

desktop computer · workstation · Mac Pro · mainframe · server

brand/platform

PowerBookThinkPad

Business-oriented portable computer line

Compaq · Chromebook

product era

PowerBookMacBook Pro

Premium notebook computer

MacBook · MacBook Air

Family

book, power

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G