At a mere 1 inch thick, the 17-inch PowerBook is the thinnest of Apple's PowerBooks. Still, the 17-inch PowerBook is one of the best desktop replacements around. Sure, at $3,000, it costs $400 more than the HP and Apple's 15-inch PowerBook. Plus, this top-of-the-line PowerBook sports the same sleek anodized aluminum found on the smaller PowerBooks and is packed with features. For instance, at 6.9 pounds, it's 2.7 pounds lighter than the HP Pavilion zd7000, and it runs cooler. But the revamped 17-inch PowerBook G4 holds its own against the competition, with its unique backlit keyboard, gorgeous display, and relatively light weight. Since Apple introduced the world's first 17-inch notebook earlier this year, other wide-screen portables have appeared on the scene. OHS has low prices, a warranty, and personal support.ĭespite the age of this system, site sponsor Other World Computing has RAM, hard drives, SSDs, and other upgrades available for this specific Mac while supplies last.Editors' note: The exact configuration of the 17-inch Apple PowerBook that CNET originally reviewed is no longer for sale, but you can find prices and specs for a similar version here. To purchase or upgrade a PowerPC Mac - as well as newer Macs - see site sponsor Operator Headgap Systems. The PowerBook G4/1.67 17' (Al) features a 1.67 GHz PowerPC 7447a (G4) processor with the AltiVec 'Velocity Engine' vector processing unit and 512k on chip level 2 cache, 512 MB of PC2700 DDR SDRAM, a 100 GB Ultra ATA/100 hard drive (5400 RPM), a slot-loading 8X 'SuperDrive', a Firewire '800' port, built-in Bluetooth 2.0+EDR and AirPort Extreme (802.11g), ambient light sensor keyboard, and ATI Mobility Radeon 9700 (4X AGP) graphics with 128 MB of DDR SDRAM in an attractive aluminum alloy case with a 17' widescreen TFT display (1440x900 native resolution).Ĭompared to the PowerBook G4/1.5 17' that it replaced, the PowerBook G4/1.67 17' is quite similar, but has a faster processor, improved graphics, faster and more capable optical drive, a brighter backlit keyboard, a faster hard drive complete with 'Sudden Motion Sensor' technology that stops the hard drive heads from moving if the notebook is dropped, a new 'Scrolling Trackpad' that allows one to scroll or pan by touching the trackpad with two fingers instead of one, and Bluetooth 2.0+EDR.Īlso see: What are the differences between the 12-Inch, '1.65/1.5' or 'Sudden Motion Sensor/Bluetooth 2.0+EDR' 15-Inch, and 17-Inch PowerBook G4 models introduced on January 31, 2005? Identifiers: 17-Inch 1.67 GHz - M9689LL/A - PowerBook5,7 - A1107 - N/AĪll PowerBook G4 Models | All 2005 Models | Dynamically Compare This Mac to Others

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