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processor as the preceding Duo 2300c, but at a much higher CPU clock of 180 MHz instead of 100 MHz. However, unlike its predecessor, the 2400c is unable to utilize the Duo Dock, making the lack of an internal removable drive much more noticeable. Like the PowerBook 100 and Duo series before
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processor cards created for it. Companies such as Interware (Vimage) and Newer Technologies (NUpowr) offered processor upgrades which would swap out the 603e for a G3 ranging from 240 MHz to 400 MHz.
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card slots. While the original 180 MHz model's PCMCIA slots officially accept only two Type II or one Type III PCMCIA card, some users have applied simple motherboard modifications to allow the use of
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drive for it which was otherwise standard for all other PowerBooks. Unlike the Duo, reinstated peripheral ports on the machine most closely matched those of the original 100 and included:
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color LCD screen, making the computer very compact indeed—it is slightly smaller and lighter, though a bit thicker, than a 12-inch (30 cm)
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expansion cards as well, extending the practical life of this subcompact until a replacement was eventually offered by Apple. The
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series. The 2400c was discontinued in March 1998, with no immediate replacement; the model that followed it was the much larger
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introduced several years later. Apple's most recent offering in this category was the discontinued
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240 MHz model offered CardBus as standard. The 2400c is built around a 10.4-inch (26 cm)
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This was also the last Mac to not ship with an internal CD or DVD drive until the
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computers, weighing 4.4 pounds (2.0 kg). Manufacturing was contracted to
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form factor, it was introduced in May 1997 as a late replacement for the
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