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Macintosh Portable
Apple's first battery-powered computer focused on performance, not cost or weight. So it ended up costing $6,500 and weighing 7.2kg. Portable was used in its loosest sense here. It was once rated as the 17th worst tech product of all time. -
PowerBook 100
In terms of speed the PowerBook 100 matched the Portable, but cost around a third of the price and weighed just a fraction of it. It launched the PowerBook name that would last several years, and featured an innovative trackball pointer. -
PowerBook Duo
The Duo line was launched as smaller and more portable versions of the main PowerBook range and were sold for around five years. Only the MacBook Air has ever surpassed its lightest model, weighing in at only 4.1 lbs. -
PowerBook G3
The Powerbook G3 series were the first laptops to use PowerPC G3 chips and saw solid sales for several years, including to business users. The 'Kanga' model made a cameo appearance in the film You've Got Mail, and also appeared in Sex and the City. -
iBook
The "Clamshell" iBook was the result of Apple ditching its confusing array of computer models for a low-end and high-end laptop and computer. The iBook was the more affordable laptop and unique on the market when it launched in several bright colours. -
PowerBook G4
Taking over from the G3 PowerBook, this product line originally launched with an attractive titanium case, but switched to aluminium in a 2003 redesign. Designed by Jonathan Ive, it featured a radically different design to its preceding titanium models -
MacBook Air
MacBook Air was clearly the most sophisticated and the thinnest notebook ever released by Apple. It was the ultimate ultra-thin-high-end—ultra-portable notebook. -
MacBook Pro
The new MacBook Pro line took over from the PowerBook G4s as the high-end laptop in Apple's line. They were first sold in aluminium cases, that was later replaced with the unibody aluminium chassis. It was the first to use the MagSafe power charger.
