PowerBook G3

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PowerBook G3

A "Pismo" PowerBook
Developer	Apple Computer
Product family	PowerBook
Type	Laptop
Generation	G3
Release date	November 1997; 26 years ago (1997-11)
Introductory price	Kanga US$5,700 (equivalent to $10,819 in 2023) Wallstreet I US$2,299 (equivalent to $4,298 in 2023)-US$3,499 (equivalent to $6,541 in 2023) PDQ US$2,799 (equivalent to $5,232 in 2023) Lombard US$2,499 (equivalent to $4,571 in 2023) Pismo US$2,499 (equivalent to $4,421 in 2023)
Discontinued	January 2001 (2001-01)
Operating system	Mac OS 9 & Mac OS X up to 10.4.11
CPU	PowerPC G3, 233–500 MHz
Predecessor	PowerBook 1400c PowerBook 2400c PowerBook 3400c
Successor	PowerBook G4

The PowerBook G3 is a series of laptop Macintosh personal computers designed, manufactured, and sold by 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 black MacBook in 2006. Previous PowerBooks 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.