This article provides a brief description of some of the new features of the PowerBook (FireWire).

FireWire - There are two 400 Mbps FireWire ports on the PowerBook (FireWire) computer providing connectivity to high speed FireWire devices such as hard drives and digital video cameras.

DVD decoding via software - All configurations of the PowerBook (FireWire) provide the ability to view DVD movies without the need for a dedicated DVD hardware decoder.

No SCSI port - The external SCSI port has been removed and replaced with two FireWire ports.

Power adapter similar to iBook - The PowerBook (FireWire) uses a power adapter similar to that used with the iBook.