Apple's latest and lowest-cost portable, the PowerBook 150, is lighter than its all-in-one predecessors and adds a larger screen, more expansion capability, and a passel of built-in software. The 150 replaces the current low-end PowerBook 145B. Unlike the PowerBook 500 series, the PowerBook 150 does not use a trackpad as a pointing device, instead sticking with the same trackball as earlier all-in-one PowerBooks.

The new PowerBook comes with considerable software installed on its hard drive, including System 7.1.X; ClarisWorks 2.1; and the PowerBook Mobility Bundle, which includes ARA, eWorld, the Control Strip and PowerBook Control Panel (both for power management), PC Exchange and DataViz's MacLink Plus Easy Open Translators for exchanging and translating...