Apple has launched forty-four PowerBooks.
100 Series
100/140/170
Various
- Release Date: 21 October 1991
- Tech Specs:
Software
- First Release: (100) Mac OS 6 (6.0.8L) / Mac OS 7 (7.0.1) (140 and 170)
- Last Release: Mac OS 7 (7.5.5)
145
Various
- Release Date: 3 August 1992
- Tech Specs:
Software
- First Release: Mac OS 7 (7.0.1)
- Last Release: Mac OS 7 (7.5.5)
160/180
Various
- Release Date: 19 October 1992
- Tech Specs:
Software
- First Release: Mac OS 7 (7.1)
- Last Release: (180) Mac OS 7 (7.5.5) / Mac OS 7 (7.6.1) (160)
165c
Various
- Release Date: 10 February 1993
- Tech Specs:
Software
- First Release: Mac OS 7 (7.1)
- Last Release: Mac OS 7 (7.6.1)
145B/180c
Various
- Release Date: 7 June 1993
- Tech Specs:
Software
- First Release: Mac OS 7 (7.1)
- Last Release: Mac OS 7 (7.5.5)
165
Various
- Release Date: 16 August 1993
- Tech Specs:
Software
- First Release: Mac OS 7 (7.1)
- Last Release: Mac OS 7 (7.6.1)
150

Various
- Release Date: 18 July 1994
- Tech Specs:
Software
- First Release: Mac OS 7 (7.1.1)
- Last Release: Mac OS 7 (7.6.1)
190/190cs
Various
- Release Date: 28 August 1995
- Tech Specs:
Software
- First Release: Mac OS 7 (7.5.2)
- Last Release: Mac OS 8 (8.1)
Duo
210/230
Various
- Release Date: 19 October 1992
- Tech Specs:
Software
- First Release: Mac OS 7 (7.1)
- Last Release: Mac OS 7 (7.6.1)
250/270c

Various
- Release Date: 21 October 1993
- Tech Specs:
Software
- First Release: Mac OS 7 (7.1)
- Last Release: Mac OS 7 (7.6.1)
280/280c
Various
- Release Date: 16 May 1994
- Tech Specs:
Software
- First Release: Mac OS 7 (7.1)
- Last Release: Mac OS 7 (7.6.1)
2300c

Various
- Release Date: 16 May 1994
- Tech Specs:
Software
- First Release: Mac OS 7 (7.5.2)
- Last Release: Mac OS 7 (9.1)
500 Series
520/520c/540/540c


Various
- Release Date: 16 May 1994
- Tech Specs:
Software
- First Release: Mac OS 7 (7.1.1)
- Last Release: Mac OS 8 (8.1)
550c
Various
- Release Date: 30 May 1995
- Tech Specs:
Software
- First Release: Mac OS 7 (7.1.1)
- Last Release: Mac OS 8 (8.1)
5300

Various
- Release Date: 25 August 1995
- Tech Specs:
Software
- First Release: Mac OS 7 (7.5.2)
- Last Release: Mac OS 9 (9.1)
1400

Various
- Release Date: October 1996
- Tech Specs:
Software
- First Release: Mac OS 7 (7.5.3)
- Last Release: Mac OS 9 (9.1)
2400c

Various
- Release Date: 8 May 1997
- Tech Specs:
Software
- First Release: Mac OS 7 (7.6.1)
- Last Release: Mac OS 9 (9.1)
3400c

Various
- Release Date: 17 February 1997
- Tech Specs:
Software
- First Release: Mac OS 7 (7.6)
- Last Release: Mac OS 9 (9.1)
G3
Kanga
Various
- Release Date: 10 November 1997
- Tech Specs:
Software
- First Release: Mac OS 8 (8.0)
- Last Release: Mac OS 9 (9.1)
Mainstreet
Various
- Release Date: 6 May 1998
- Tech Specs:
Software
- First Release: Mac OS 8 (8.0)
- Last Release: Mac OS X Jaguar (10.2.8)
Wallstreet

Various
- Release Date: 6 May 1998
- Tech Specs:
Software
- First Release: Mac OS 8 (8.0)
- Last Release: Mac OS X Jaguar (10.2.8)
PDQ
Various
- Release Date: 1 September 1998
- Tech Specs:
Software
- First Release: Mac OS 8 (8.1)
- Last Release: Mac OS X Jaguar (10.2.8)
Lombard
Various
- Release Date: 10 May 1999
- Tech Specs:
Software
- First Release: Mac OS 8 (8.6)
- Last Release: Mac OS X Panther (10.3.9)
Identifiers
- Model Identifiers: PowerBook1,1
Pismo

Various
- Release Date: 16 February 2000
- Tech Specs:
Software
- First Release: Mac OS 9 (9.0.2)
- Last Release: Mac OS X Tiger (10.4.11)
Identifiers
- Model Identifiers: PowerBook3,1
G4
Titanium

Mercury
Various
- Release Date: 9 January 2001
- Tech Specs:
Software
- First Release: Mac OS 9 (9.1)
- Last Release: Mac OS 9 (9.2.2) / Mac OS X Tiger (10.4.11)
Identifiers
- Model Identifiers: PowerBook3,2
Onyx
Various
- Release Date: 16 October 2001
- Tech Specs:
Software
- First Release: Mac OS 9 (9.2.1) / Mac OS X 10.1 (10.1)
- Last Release: Mac OS X Tiger (10.4.11)
Identifiers
- Model Identifiers: PowerBook3,3
Ivory
Various
- Release Date: 29 April 2002
- Tech Specs:
Software
- First Release: Mac OS 9 (9.2.2) / Mac OS X 10.1 (10.1.4)
- Last Release: Mac OS X Tiger (10.4.11)
Identifiers
- Model Identifiers: PowerBook3,4
Antimony
Various
- Release Date: 6 November 2002
- Tech Specs:
Software
- First Release: Mac OS 9 (9.2.2) / Mac OS X Jaguar (10.2.1)
- Last Release: Mac OS X Leopard (10.5.8)
Identifiers
- Model Identifiers: PowerBook3,5
Aluminum

Early 2003
Various
- Release Date: 7 January 2003
- Tech Specs:
Software
- First Release: (12-inch) Mac OS X Jaguar (10.2.3) / (17-inch) Mac OS X Jaguar (10.2.4)
- Last Release: Mac OS X Leopard (10.5.8)
Identifiers
- Model Identifiers: PowerBook6,1 (12-inch) and PowerBook5,1 (17-inch)
Late 2003
Various
- Release Date: 16 September 2003
- Tech Specs:
Software
- First Release: Mac OS X Jaguar (10.2.7)
- Last Release: Mac OS X Leopard (10.5.8)
Identifiers
- Model Identifiers: PowerBook6,2 (12-inch), PowerBook5,2 (15-inch) and PowerBook5,3 (17-inch)
Early 2004
Various
- Release Date: 19 April 2004
- Tech Specs:
Software
- First Release: (12-inch) Mac OS X Jaguar (10.2.7) / (15-inch and 17-inch) Mac OS X Panther (10.3.3)
- Last Release: Mac OS X Leopard (10.5.8)
Identifiers
- Model Identifiers: PowerBook6,4 (12-inch), PowerBook5,4 (15-inch) and PowerBook5,5 (17-inch)
Early 2005
Various
- Release Date: 31 January 2005
- Tech Specs:
Software
- First Release: Mac OS X Panther (10.3.7)
- Last Release: Mac OS X Leopard (10.5.8)
Identifiers
- Model Identifiers: PowerBook6,8 (12-inch), PowerBook5,6 (15-inch) and PowerBook5,7 (17-inch)
Late 2005
Various
- Release Date: 19 October 2005
- Tech Specs:
Software
- First Release: Mac OS X Tiger (10.4.2)
- Last Release: Mac OS X Leopard (10.5.8)
Identifiers
- Model Identifiers: PowerBook6,8 (12-inch), PowerBook5,8 (15-inch) and PowerBook5,9 (17-inch)