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The '''PowerBook 5300''' is the first generation of [[PowerBook]] [[laptop]]s manufactured by [[Apple Computer]] to use the [[PowerPC]] processor. Released in August 1995, these PowerBooks were notable for being the first to feature [[Hot swapping|hot-swappable]] expansion modules for a variety of different units such as [[Zip drive]]s; [[PC card]] slots as standard; and an [[infrared]] communication port.<ref name="kunkel5300">{{Citation |last=Kunkel |first=Paul |title=Apple Design |pages=260-261 |publisher=Graphis |isbn=1-888001-25-9 |last2=English |first2=Rick}}</ref> In common with most preceding Macintosh portables, [[SCSI]], [[Serial port|Serial]], and [[Apple Desktop Bus|ADB]] ports were included as standard. An internal expansion slot was also available for installing a variety of modules including [[Ethernet]] and [[video card]]s to drive a second monitor in mirroring or [[Multi monitor|dual-screen]] modes.
Although a significant advance over preceding portable Macs, the PowerBook 5300 suffered from a number of design faults and manufacturing problems that have led to it being cited as among the worst Apple products of all time.<ref name="roadapple">lowendmac.com: [http://lowendmac.com/2014/powerbook-5300-a-compromised-mac/ PowerBook 5300: A Compromised Mac] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160703163021/http://lowendmac.com/2014/powerbook-5300-a-compromised-mac/ |date=July 3, 2016 }}</ref> Among other issues, it is one of the first laptops to suffer negative publicity from battery fires,<ref>{{Citation |title=Laptop Batteries Are Linked to Fire Risk |date=March 15, 2001 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/03/15/technology/laptop-batteries-are-linked-to-fire-risk.html?n=Top%2FReference%2FTimes%20Topics%2FSubjects%2FB%2FBatteries |publisher=New York Times |access-date=February 19, 2017 |archive-date=March 6, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306164558/http://www.nytimes.com/2001/03/15/technology/laptop-batteries-are-linked-to-fire-risk.html?n=Top%2FReference%2FTimes%20Topics%2FSubjects%2FB%2FBatteries |url-status=live }}</ref> and features a hot-swappable drive bay with insufficient space for an internal CD-ROM drive.
==Design==
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|'''PowerBook 5300c''' || 10.4" 640×480 pixel [[Active-matrix liquid crystal display|active matrix]] color LCD || $3,900
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|'''PowerBook 5300ce''' || 10.4" 800×600 pixel active matrix color LCD || 117 MHz || 32MB<ref>{{Cite web |title=Macintosh PowerBook 5300ce/117: Technical Specifications |url=https://support.apple.com/kb/SP180 |publisher=Apple |access-date=February 1, 2021 |archive-date=July 29, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120729131941/http://support.apple.com/kb/SP180 |url-status=live }}</ref> || $6,800
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==Problems==
For a variety of reasons, the PowerBook 5300 series has been viewed as a disappointment. Problems with cracked cases and overheating batteries prompted several [[Product recall|recalls]],<ref name="linzmayer">{{Cite book |last=Linzmayer |first=Owen W. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mXnw5tM8QRwC |title=Apple Confidential 2.0: The Definitive History of the World's Most Colorful Company |publisher=[[No Starch Press]] |year=2004 |isbn=1-59327-010-0 |page=237 |access-date=December 17, 2011 |archive-date=May 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200512092507/https://books.google.com/books?id=mXnw5tM8QRwC |url-status=live }}</ref> while some users were simply unimpressed with the specifications of the machine and its lackluster performance. Some systems, after heavy use, would develop hinge problems; cracking of the hinge covers, as well as internal ribbon cables wearing/tearing and causing the display to show vertical lines and occasionally black out completely. This problem existed on earlier Powerbook models as well, most notably the Powerbook 500 series (including 520, 540c and the black-cased, higher-spec Japan-only 550c)<ref name="roadapple" />
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Two early production PowerBook 5300s caught fire, one at an Apple employee's house and another at the factory; it turned out that the [[Sony]]-manufactured [[Lithium ion battery|lithium ion batteries]] had overheated while recharging. Apple recalled the 5300s sold (around a hundred machines) and replaced the batteries on these and all subsequent 5300s with [[NiMH|nickel metal hydride]] batteries that provided only about 70% the endurance.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=December 1995 |title=Apple Recalls PowerBook 5300 Series |url=https://archive.org/stream/MacWorld_9512_December_1995#page/n37/mode/2up |magazine=MacWorld Magazine |pages=36-37}}</ref> At the time, the media viewed the problems with the PowerBook 5300 series as yet another example of Apple's decline.<ref name="linzmayer" /><ref>{{Citation |title=Apple woes continue |date=May 6, 1996 |url=http://news.cnet.com/Apple-woes-continue/2100-1001_3-211692.html |publisher=CNET.com |access-date=April 23, 2009 |archive-date=October 24, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024134651/http://news.cnet.com/Apple-woes-continue/2100-1001_3-211692.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Legacy==
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== Popular use in media ==
The 5300 is seen in several movies during the 1990s, including ''[[Liar Liar]]'' (1997), ''[[Free Willy 3: The Rescue]]'' (1997), ''[[Home Alone 3]]'' (1997), ''[[The Saint (1997 film)|The Saint]]'' (1997), ''[[Volcano (1997 film)|Volcano]]'' (1997), ''[[My Best Friend's Wedding]]'' (1997), ''[[Jingle All the Way]]'' (1996), ''[[Ransom (1996 film)|Ransom]]'' (1996) and ''[[Independence Day (1996 film)|Independence Day]]'' (1996).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Starring the Computer - Apple Powerbook 5300 |url=http://www.starringthecomputer.com/computer.html?c=54#47 |access-date=2020-04-13 |website=www.starringthecomputer.com |archive-date=May 6, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200506180123/http://www.starringthecomputer.com/computer.html?c=54#47 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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