PowerBook LCD Part Number List

Note: This resource has been mirrored here from a page on my website. I'll try to keep this page up to date, but if I forget, the most up to date version will be the one on my website.
Link: https://macdat.net/macintosh/powerbook/general/powerbooklcdindex.html

PowerBook LCD Part Number/Info List​

Information from various sources, including myself, various forum threads, and oldcrap.org.

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Notice​

This list is not exhaustive. There have been many cases where Apple shipped multiple screen vendors in their laptops, such as with the 5300cs, which shipped with either a ToriSan or a Sharp LCD. Because of this, it's possible that you'll open yours up and it will have a different LCD than one of the ones listed here. If you're planning to use this list to order a replacement LCD for your PowerBook, verify that you have the same LCD installed that I have listed here, because the LCD cables are often incompatible between different LCD makes!


Because of these unknowns, I've added an extra column to the table to indicate how sure I am that the info listed is exhaustive. I've used a letter code to save space, here's the legend:

• E - Exhaustive. Models marked E have complete or near-complete certainty that no other variants exist.
• E- - Mostly Exhaustive. I'm fairly sure there weren't any other makes or variants, but that certainly isn't 100%.
• V - Variants. Other variants of the LCD than listed may be installed, but they are functionally identical and 100% compatible with what is listed. An example of this would be the PowerBook 180c. The P/N I have listed is what's found in most of them, but my own unit's P/N is slightly different. I forgot to note it down, but it doesn't really matter as it's just a minor revision and doesn't require a different cable, and looks identical down to the PCB.
• U - Unknown. Other incompatible LCDs may also be used. For example, I have a Toshiba LCD listed for the Duo 2300c, but I do not have enough info on it to know if it also shipped with a panel made be Sharp or another company.
• N/A - No Info. Listed when I don't know any part numbers for any of the LCDs

Macintosh Portable​

100 Series​

Notes: The 190/190cs are included with the 5300 series later down due to sharing the same design. To go into more detail on the 165c, it uses through-hole caps, which can and do fail, but much more rarely than the SMD caps that other LCDs used.​

Fun Facts & Other Info​

The "Monochrome" LCDs from the 140/145/145B and the Grayscale LCDs from the 160/165 are actually interchangeable! If plugged into a 160 or 165, a 14x display will be able to display grayscale. Installing a 16x LCD into a 14x laptop will not allow the 14x laptop to display grayscale.

Duo (200 Series)​

Fun Facts & Other Info​

Duo 210 and 230 LCDs should be interchangeable.

500 Series​

Fun Facts & Other Info​

There is a good bit of back and forth in the community on whether the Sharp LCD or the Toshiba LCD is better on the 540c. The Sharp LCD is generally agreed to have more vivid colors than the Toshiba panel, but the dot pitch on the Toshiba panel is noticeably better.

PowerBook 190/5300 Series​

Fun Facts & Other Info​

You can create an Active-Matrix 190cs (or would that make it a 190c?) by swapping a 5300c's LCD & cable into it.


Also, just about none of the cables are compatible between any of the LCD makes and variants! Have fun.

Newer Models​

Up to date as of September 30th, 2024.​