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PowerBook 1400/166 Facts at a Glance
- Processor: PPC 603e, 166MHz
- Bus Speed: 33.3MHz
- 128k Level 2 Cache
- Drive: 1.3 or 2 GB ATA
- Installed RAM:16MB (64 Max)
- RAM Slots: 1
- Min RAM Speed: 70 ns
- VRAM: 1MB
- Exp. Slots : 2 Type II PC Card (1 Type III)
- Free Exp. Bays: 1
- Screen Size 11.3" 800x600
- CD-ROM:8X or 12X
- Weight 6.7 Lbs.
- Introduced: 7/14/97
- Discontinued: 4/98
- Original Price: $3,499
Additional Notes
- No on-board Ethernet
- No internal modem
- Memory expansion slot allows "piggy-backing" of
up to two memory cards
- Can customize back
- Supported OS: 8.0 - 9.x
PowerBook Upgrade & Troubleshooting
Discussion Forum
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The PowerBook 1400/166 represented the high end of the 1400
line which included 117MHz and 133MHz models as well. Like
the 133MHz model, the 1400/166 gained a performance boost
from the inclusion of a 128k level 2 cache. Performance was
roughly 15% better than the 1400/133.
Although Apple finally made the level 2 cache standard across
the 1400 series, the whole line was still hobbled by a 32
bit system bus. This limited performance to roughly that of
the original Power Mac lineup. Other PowerBooks of that era,
namely the 3400 and 2400 had 64 bit system busses.
The 11.3" inch screen was available as either dual-scan
or active matrix. The resolution on the 1400 series was bumped
up from the 640x480 of older PowerBooks to 800x600. Many faulted
the video as being too slow and with 1MB VRAM video was limited
to 16 bit.
All of the 1400's offered the cool option of adding a custom
back and companies like BookWares.com
were quick to supply them. The cover on the PowerBook above
was a solar panel which could either recharge or extend battery
life.
Below you will find the MacBench 4.0 results for the current
processor upgrades available for this machine. Results marked
in blue indicate that benchmark results were done by us. All
other processor card results were provided by the upgrade
manufacturer. The bar graphs below express results as a percentage
of improvement over the base machine, which receives a score
of 100%. Further down the page you will find a table with
the actual MacBench score
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