Apple Macintosh Powerbook 5300c (1995) Full Tour and Disassembly
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- Опубліковано 15 жов 2016
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For those of you who think that Samsung's Galaxy Note 7 was the first consumer product which had overheating batteries that could catch fire - think again!
The Apple Macintosh PowerBook 5300, launched in 1995, was originally specified with Lithium-Ion batteries, but after several units overheated and caught fire, Apple had to switch to NiMH batteries. Apple also had to recall all of the units that had been produced (around 1,000), and those that had been sold (somewhere between 1 and 500...)
As if that wasn't bad enough, the PowerBook 5300 also had other design and assembly issues which resulted in Apple offering a 7 year warranty on some of the repairs!
Apple Macintosh PowerBook 5300
Introduced : August 1995
Discontinued : August 1996
CPU : Motorola PowerPC 603e running at 100 or 117 MHz
CPU Data Bus : 64-bit
FPU : Built-in (PowerPC)
RAM : 8 MB RAM (expandable up to 64 MB)
Disks : Internal 1.4 MB SuperDrive (expansion bay module), 500/750/1100 MB IDE hard disk
Video : Internal 16 grayscale 640x480 passive matrix LCD for 5300, colour passive matrix for 5300cs, colour active matrix for 5300ce.
Expansion slots : 1 x memory expansion slot, 1 x external expansion bay
Supported Macintosh System (MacOS): 7.5.2 to 9.1 - Наука та технологія
I have never seen an old PowerBook taken apart so well like that! Thanks. It was fascinating!
Just bought one in excellent condition from eBay for $50, still has original hard drive and OS install. No cracked plastics, palmrest date is 1999! Only issues was the battery leaked severely, and totally ate the terminals, and the power jack required reinforcement with epoxy. This video is an invaluable resource. Mine has no conductive pad either. Takes 2+ minutes to boot.
Same, except the plastics on mine I don't think are in as good shape as yours, though the battery leakage has been thankfully minimal. This might sound like sacrilege but I'm thinking of transferring the motherboard and other vitals to a new PC mid-size case (sharing the case with a Win 98 build but each system with their own power obviously).
I'm wondering if the power assembly that connects directly to the battery actually needs to be installed if the PowerBook runs 100% of the time from the wall outlet?
Glad to see a new video up. I love your in-depth history lessons and teardowns for all these Apple classic personal computers and laptops.
30:52 - the HDI-30 connector - the fastest way to transfer data back in the day!
I think the PowerBook 190CS also had electrically ejectable PC cards, I remember using one at school and there were no cards in the slots, but I found that if I pressed the buttons to the left of the slots the internal speaker would make odd crackling and popping noises, at least it did when the computer was switched off, I'm not sure if it did that when the computer was turned on.
Those bloopers made me laugh pretty hysterically. Do keep them in all videos in the future.
Welcome back to posting videos. Great choice. Powerbook 5300c is an interesting one to cover. :)
New video from Jason's Macintosh Museum! Made my day :-)
Jason, you should upload much more vids about vintage macs! Such a great youtuber!
Awesome! A PowerBook Video!
Been waiting for a new video!
You really deserve way more subscribers. Great video as usual. Have a happy holiday and a happy new year :)
I actually just finished making a frankstein 5300 out of parts from a 190, a 190CS, and a broken 5300. I have yet to test it to see if all the work I did works, but I must say I’m rather excited!
I still have my 5300ce, I used it to create DooM levels back in the day. I still have my (ECPR?) box to return it under warranty again (which I have no doubt is no longer valid!)
Very informative video. Thanks.
Awesome! I knew about the battery issues but not about all the rest. What a train wreck.
30:25 - it was referred to as the mini-15 video connector and there was no dedicated video out on the 100 series (you could use the SCSI connector). The 19x series had the same connector...
Excellent video on this computer. I’m just fixing the corrosion on the two I have in my collection. Whatever happened to the second part of this video? Anyway, really wish you would make videos again. I find them really inspiring, educational and very entertaining. Thanks !!!!
I remember my dad had one of those back in the day. Me borrowing it and showing up in my friends house being proud having a laptop :-). The hard drive failed before I could figure out how to operate it properly and that was that.. What a way we came.. as I'm typing this from a 2019 MBP13
At least the hard drive was replaceable. If the storage fails in the 2019 MBP you are using now, you’re screwed! It’s soldered to the motherboard, along with the RAM, so upgrades are impossible. Get it together Apple! Y’all used to make great stuff.
Hoorah
I just got a 190 and a PSU for it. I got it to boot last night and it appears to be in good working order, but it's proving to be unreliable to turn on. At first the light would show on the power indicator so i knew juice was getting to it. I imagine it has the original clock battery in it still. Likely say for years unused. Floppy drive loads / reads / ejects. Any suggestions on what might be causing the system to not boot reliably, but operate normally once past the initial boot chime?
Got a duo/dock? I grew up with those, I loved them.
I would love if he made a video about the: Apple IIgs, Imac G3 (red), Imac G4.
OK. could you reply with a link when you make them?
ok
@@stpworldIm waiting…
The first iPod Nano model had the same catching on fire problem
Jason, why you didn't upload videos for 2 months?
Will you ever upload a video about the Gossamer G3 or one of the PowerMacintosh 7XXX-Series macs? (same case)
A new video :)
You should do a video on the PowerMacintosh 7500, 8500, 9500 I have all 3 and want to know more about them
I was one of the idiots who bought one of these dung heaps, and yes, even more stupidly, bought the black and white version (5300). Not long after receiving it, I got a recall message from Apple by mail. They sent out a shipping carton and had it picked up on a Wednesday. The 5300 was sent to someplace in New York (Ithaca?), and I was stunned to get it back TWO DAYS LATER! My recall had the display and hinges replaced (there were issues about cracking plastic around the screen), a new battery, power supply and a free carrying case (very nice with the Apple logo on it). The 5300 was a piece of crap and I sold it less than a year after I bought it and didn't own another laptop until my MacBook. I only bought the 5300 to take with me while visiting my parents, who lived 100 miles away at the time. If I'd had the money, I'd have loved getting my mitts on a PowerBook G3 Wall Street model. That's the most sexy PowerBook ever made!
I absolutely love old Powerbooks, but the 5300C/CE and 190CS are total crap. Easily one of the worst Apple notebooks ever produced!
Oh hi I think you're The Ibook guy's friend right?
what would be the best model for you?
im thinking about buying this computer off ebay and i want to know is the 5300cs better than the macintosh portable
Neat! :)
Finaly :O
I believe the RM in the serial number is the prefix for Refurbished (ReManufactured) units. Who the heck in their right mind would order a refurbished version of this POS machine?!
dell in 2006: leave it to us to spontaneously combust
Where are u
Ｉlike Japan.
I still cringe when I hear 5300. Even when just doing maths.
Am I missing something? What’s wrong with 5300?
gots to 16 mins.. sadly couldnt get past you saying umm.. every second word :(