iBook (Early 2003)

Essentials

Family: iBook

Codename: P72C (12.1"), P73C (14.1"), Pipeline

Gestalt ID: 406

Minimum OS: 9.2.2

Maximum OS: 10.4.11

Introduced: April 2003

Terminated: October 2003

Processor

CPU: PowerPC 750FX "G3"

CPU Speed: 800/900 MHz

FPU: integrated

Bus Speed: 100 MHz

Data Bus Width: 64-bit

Address Bus Width: 32-bit

Level 1 Cache: 32 kB data, 32 kB instruction

Level 2 Cache: 512 kB on-processor

ROM: 1 MB ROM + 3 MB toolbox ROM loaded into RAM

RAM Type: PC100 SO-DIMM

Minimum RAM Speed: 100 MHz

Onboard RAM: 128 MB

RAM slots: 1

Maximum RAM: 640 MB

Video

Screen: 12.1 or 14.1" active matrix

GPU: ATI Mobility Radeon 7500 (2x AGP)

VRAM: 32 MB

Max Resolution: 1024x768

Video Out: mini-VGA

Storage

Hard Drive: 40 GB

ATA Bus: ATA-66

Optical Drive: 24x/6x/4x/4x CD-RW/DVD-ROM

Input/Output

USB: 2

Firewire: 1

Audio Out: stereo 16 bit mini

Speaker: stereo

Microphone: mono

Networking

Modem: 56 kbps

Ethernet: 10/100Base-T

Wi-Fi: optional 802.11b

Miscellaneous

Power: 55 Watts

Dimensions: 1.35" H x 11.2" W x 9.06" D

Weight: 4.9 lbs.

Notes

The 800 MHz model shipped with a 24x CD-ROM drive, and a 30 GB hard drive. The 14.1" model shipped with 256 MB of RAM, consumed 55 W of power, weighed 5.9 pounds, and had the following dimensions: 11.2" W x 9.06" D x 1.35" H

Announced in April 2003, the iBook (Early 2003) was a 100 MHz speed bump of the previous iBook series. The 800 MHz CD-ROM model sold for $999. The 900 MHz Combo drive model sold for $1299, and the 14.1" 900 MHz Combo drive model sold for $1499.

Picture Credits:
John Greenleigh/Flipside Studios
Apple, Inc.