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These new PowerBooks took design cues from the 500 series PowerBook, sporting dramatic curves and a jet-black plastic case.

They were so fashionable that various G3 models became the personal computer of Carrie Bradshaw in the long-running Sex and the City television show.

Debuting at roughly the same time as the G3 iMac, the " WallStreet / Mainstreet " series composed of models with varying features, such as different processing speeds ( from 233 to 300 MHz ) and the choice of 12 -, 13 -, or 14-inch screens.

They all included dual drive bays capable of accommodating floppy drives, CD-ROM / DVD-ROM drives, hard drives, or even extra batteries.

A second PowerBook G3 Series code-named " PDQ " was introduced later in 1998, with minor changes in configuration options, notably the inclusion of L2 cache in even the lowest-priced 233 MHz model, which helped overall performance.