The laptop that made Apple switch to aluminum (Patreon)

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2021-05-03 23:42:49

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2024-01

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Apple's Titanium PowerBook G4 from 2001 was a much different laptop than the one it replaced. But despite it being a good value, it had a big problem that ultimately resulted in its demise.

Sources:
PC Magazine, February 2000
Macworld Magazine, May 2001
PowerBook G3 Zip drive photo: https://i.ebayimg.com/images/i/274344917007-0-1/s-l1600.jpg
Titanium G4 photos: https://www.flickr.com/photos/annaui/3718909840, https://www.flickr.com/photos/waleedalzuhair/8077827105, https://www.flickr.com/photos/jakehall/195153682, https://www.flickr.com/photos/randyorr/4955539 and https://www.flickr.com/photos/randyorr/4955431
PC Magazine, July 2002
Macworld, February 2003
17" PowerBook G4 photo: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Powerbook_G4_17%22_1.67ghz_Late-2005.jpg
12" PowerBook G4 photo: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/12-powerbook-g4-score.1970344

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The laptop that made Apple switch to aluminum

Apple's Titanium PowerBook G4 from 2001 was a much different laptop than the one it replaced. But despite it being a good value, it had a big problem that ultimately resulted in its demise. Sources: PC Magazine, February 2000 Macworld Magazine, May 2001 PowerBook G3 Zip drive photo: https://i.ebayimg.com/images/i/274344917007-0-1/s-l1600.jpg Titanium G4 photos: https://www.flickr.com/photos/annaui/3718909840, https://www.flickr.com/photos/waleedalzuhair/8077827105, https://www.flickr.com/photos/jakehall/195153682, https://www.flickr.com/photos/randyorr/4955539 and https://www.flickr.com/photos/randyorr/4955431 PC Magazine, July 2002 Macworld, February 2003 17" PowerBook G4 photo: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Powerbook_G4_17%22_1.67ghz_Late-2005.jpg 12" PowerBook G4 photo: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/12-powerbook-g4-score.1970344 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please consider supporting my work on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisdoesnotcompute Follow me on Twitter and Instagram! @thisdoesnotcomp ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Music by Epidemic Sound (http://www.epidemicsound.com) and Lakey Inspired (https://soundcloud.com/lakeyinspired). Intro music by BoxCat Games (http://www.box-cat.com).