PowerBook 550c

The PowerBook 550c was the true top of the line 500 series model, released in 1995 as the rest of the series was being replaced. The catch is that it was only solid in Japan, making getting one anywhere else difficult. It had a larger screen than the 540c, and a full 68040 processor, with an FPU.

PowerBook 550c Specifications

• Release Date: May 1995
• Discontinuation Date: April 1996
• Processor: Motorola 68040 @33MHz
• Bus Speed: 33MHz
• RAM: Up to 36MB, 4MB built-in
• RAM Type: PowerBook 5xx Proprietary
• Display: 10.4" Color Active-Matrix LCD @640x480
• GPU: Chips & Technologies 65220 (Apple CSC)
• VRAM: 512KB
• HDD Size (Standard): 750MB
• HDD Type: 40-pin 2.5" SCSI
• Expansion Slots: Left battery bay can be used for expansion, with a rare PCMCIA module available
• PRAM Battery Type: 3V Lithium Coin cell
• Original Mac OS: 7.5
• Maxiumum Mac OS: 8.1

PowerBook 550c Upgrades

How do I put an SSD in it?

See our page on SCSI SSDs for more info.

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