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The PowerBook 3400c, running a PowerPC 603e processor at 180 to -240 MHz, was designed as a no compromise laptop and was billed as the world’s fastest notebook computer when it was introduced in early 1997. It was also the basis for the first PowerBook G3 .

The 3400c was the first PowerBook based on Intel’s PCI architecture, although it obviously doesn’t include PCI expansion slots. This made it the first PowerBook to support 33 MHz CardBus devices, although that requires a special software driver.

Memory is expandable to 144 MB. Using a hard drive larger than 3 GB precludes the use of SCSI Disk Mode, according to PowerBook Hard Drives: The Essential Upgrade .

Specs (via Low End Mac)

• Cpu: 180, 200, or 240 MHz PPC 603e
• Bus: 40 MHz
• Performance: 293/308/334 (180/200/240 MHz), MacBench 4
• Ram: 16 MB, expandable to 144 MB
• Rom: 4 MB
• Hard Drive: 1.3, 2, or 3 GB EIDE
• Vram: 1 MB
• Display: 12.1″ 16-bit 800 x 600 83 ppi color active matrix
• Code Name: Hooper
• Adb: 1 port for keyboard and mouse
• Scsi: HDI30 connector on back of computer
• Serial: 1 DIN-8 RS-422 port on back of computer
• Weight: 6.9-7.4 pounds with battery
• Level 2 Cache: 256 KB
• Video Out: VGA port
• Expansion Bay: same as PowerBook 190 and 5300
• Cd-Rom: 6x or 12x, removable, optional on 180 MHz model
• Infrared: supports IrDA and Apple’s IRtalk protocol
• Pc Card Slots: 2, CardBus compliant with USB Card Support patch (see CardBus for Your PowerBook 3400c or Kanga G3! for details and links
• Size: 2.4″ H x 11.5″ W x 9.5″ D
• Power Supply: M4896 or M4895
• See: Online resources and links for the PowerBook 3400c
• Warning:  According to the Road Warrior and Other World Computing , the drive controller in pre-G4 PowerBooks is incompatible with some ATA-6/Ultra ATA-100 hard drives.