Prototype 15in PowerBook

[Amethyst1]

https://www.ebay.de/itm/292955554306 (MODS: NOT MY AUCTION!!!)

1.67GHz model built in December 2004. Pre-release cat included

 

[sunapple]

Cool. Looks like it's in bad shape though, I wonder what it's worth.

 

[CooperBox]

Is this really a 'Special'?

 

[sunapple]

Is this really a 'Special'?

Looks like a real prototype, which, yes, is special.

 

[weckart]

I saw this the other day. The SN draws a blank on Everymac, which does mean this isn't just a retail unit given to a dev. Someone else could also check the Leopard build number and firmware revision.

Having said that, the difference between this single penultimate model and the 1.5GHz iteration before it was just a processor speed bump, so this prototype is probably not that interesting internally.

The 1.67GHz launched with Panther and the Leopard Disk (Build 9821) doesn't follow the normal 5 character build number. It was used a long time by the dev if the Leopard disk is his.

 

[Amethyst1]

Having said that, the difference between this single penultimate model and the 1.5GHz iteration before it was just a processor speed bump, so this prototype is probably not that interesting internally.

Dual-link DVI on the optional 128MB GPU was also new for the 5,6; so were BT2.0 and the scrolling trackpad.

The 1.67GHz launched with Panther and the Leopard Disk (Build 9821) doesn't follow the normal 5 character build number.

Looks like build 9B21 to me, which would make it newer than the 10.5.1 update (9B18). Several "early 2008" machines shipped with 10.5.1 9B2117; perhaps this one is based on 9B21.

 

[LightBulbFun]

this PB does look to be something apple internal but it looks be post PVT (with a retail firmware revision etc) so I doubt it has much different from a regular PB5,6 apart from the serial number and stickers