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by huxley 3511 days ago
Not quite at that time, the Powerbook G4 wasn't announced until January 9, 2001, at the time it was the Powerbook G3 Pismo that was Apple's main pro notebook.

I don't think the magnesium case played much a role in the weight difference between the 12.1" VAIO N-505 (3.75 lbs / 1.7 kg) vs the Powerbook G4 (5.3 lbs / 2.4 kg), so much as the bigger 15.2" screen and integrated optical drive in the Powerbook (which at the time was remarkably unbulky for its size)