Apple PowerBook 520 M4880 500 Series Laptop w/ Carry Case & AC Adapter

Apple PowerBook 520 M4880 500 Series Laptop w/ Carry Case & AC Adapter

The Apple PowerBook 520 is a vintage Motorola 68LC040-based laptop from Apple's PowerBook 500 Series, introduced in 1994. It features a built-in trackpad — one of the first Apple portables to do so — replacing the earlier trackball design. This unit carries family number M4880, was assembled in the USA, and is offered with a hard drive installed but no operating system loaded.

Specifications & What's Included

• Make: Apple Computer, Inc.
• Model: PowerBook 520
• Family Number: M4880
• Product Line: PowerBook 500 Series
• Processor: Motorola 68LC040
• Storage: Hard drive installed — no operating system
• Display: Passive-matrix grayscale LCD (PowerBook 520 non-c variant)
• Input: Full keyboard with integrated trackpad
• Power: Rated 16.5V (per bottom label)
• Country of Assembly: United States (Cupertino, California)
• Includes: Soft-sided carry case with shoulder strap
• Includes: Apple AC adapter / power brick

Applications

The PowerBook 500 Series represented a significant step forward in Apple's portable lineup when it launched in 1994. The 520 model used the Motorola 68LC040 processor and was designed to run System 7 and later Mac OS releases compatible with the 68k architecture. These machines were used for general business productivity, document creation, and communications in the mid-1990s corporate and education markets. Today the PowerBook 520 is sought by vintage Macintosh collectors and enthusiasts restoring classic Apple hardware. It is also of interest to hobbyists running period-correct Mac OS versions such as System 7.5 or Mac OS 8, and to those experimenting with early Mac networking and software. The inclusion of a trackpad rather than the older trackball makes the 520 a notable transitional model in Apple's laptop history.