PowerBook 1400

The PowerBook 1400 was a notebook computer designed and sold by Apple Inc. (then Apple Computer ) from 1996 to 1998 as part of their PowerBook series of Macintosh computers. Originally released with a 117MHz PowerPC 603e processor, a 133MHz processor was added in July 1997, and the line topped out with a 166MHz processor the following December. The PowerBook 1400 was notable for being the first notebook computer to come available with a built-in optical drive. Other devices included a third-party video card, as well as a relatively rare Ethernet networking card.

There are several well known issues concerning the PowerBook 1400. Like all other PowerBooks prior to the PowerBook G4, the drive controller used in the 1400 is incompatible with ATA-6 hard drives.

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