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There were four models in the 5300 series, ranging from the affordable 5300 to the high resolution TFT-equipped 5300ce: The 5300 shared its compact and accessible case with the PowerBook 190 . All models shared a high degree of expandability, with up to 64 MB of RAM , 2 PCMCIA slots, SCSI , ADB and IR ports, a module slot (with Floppy Drive , ZIP Drive , MO drive or an internal Power Supply Unit available for it) and an internal expansion slot, for which a module with an Ethernet port and a Video Card to drive a second monitor in dual screen mode was available. A problem was the '' and '' Independence Day ''informedusa.com: Apple Ties in with 20th Century Fox "Independence Day" , two of the biggest blockbusters of 1996, when the product was not available in stores because of batteries that "fail catastrophically"TidBits.com: Battery Problem Sidelines PowerBook 5300s . Even though these emergency measures could fix most problems with the 5300 family (many issues are resolved with an Operating System upgrade), and many units were still in use well after the year 2000 due to their expandibility, the series never managed to get rid of its bad reputation. In October 1996 Apple introduced a successor in the form of the PowerBook 1400 , even though the new PowerBook did not exceed the old one in most specifications (the biggest change was the addition of a CD-ROM drive, which had the disadvantage of making the 1400 significantly larger than the compact 5300). The PowerBook 3400 series introduced in the February of 1997 had a slot that could use modules built for the 5300, but apart from DMA and slightly faster processors it still had few new features. That makes the PowerBook 5300 an example for the damage introduction problems can do to the reputation of a remarkable product (and of the whole company), even long after they have been resolved. REFERENCES
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