Titanium PowerBook G4: The Power and The SexSince their inception, Apple's PowerBooks had been encased in various shades of gray and black plastics. Some were smaller than others, and they looked good for the time, but by the time 2001 rolled around, it was time for a change.
The iMac and iBook G3s were colorful machines, and even the PowerMac was clad in plastic. The PowerBook G4, however, would be a totally different beast.
This is my Titanium PowerBook. There are many like it, but this one is mine.
Jobs' pitch for the machine was simple. Apple's notebooks were powerful already, but subnotebooks like the 11-inch machines Sony was selling at the time were far more attractive.
This language even made it into the press release:
"The all new Titanium PowerBook G4 is the most revolutionary portable computer ever created," said Steve Jobs, Apple's CEO. "Its a 'supercomputer to go' in terms of performance, yet it's thinner and sexier than the best subnotebooks."
On the Inside
On the power front, the new notebook came wit...
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Titanium PowerBook G4: The Power and The Sex
