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Macintosh Performa 6500
M3548 · Performa consumer desktop
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Identifiers
| Order number | M3548 |
Reference
| Original price | $1,799 – $2,999 |
| Announced | 1997-02-17 |
| Discontinued | 1998-03-14 |
| Max supported OS | Mac OS 9.1 |
| Design era | Performa consumer desktop |
Configurations
| Colors | Platinum |
| CPU | PowerPC 603e @ 225 MHz, PowerPC 603e @ 250 MHz, PowerPC 603e @ 275 MHz, PowerPC 603e @ 300 MHz |
| Memory | 32 MB, 128 MB (max) |
| Storage | 3 GB IDE HDD, 4 GB IDE HDD, 6 GB IDE HDD |
| Graphics | ATI 3D Rage II (2 MB VRAM), Expandable to 4 MB VRAM |
| Operating system | Mac OS 7.6, Mac OS 7.6.1, Mac OS 8.0, Mac OS 8.1, Mac OS 8.5, Mac OS 8.5.1, Mac OS 8.6, Mac OS 9.0, Mac OS 9.0.2, Mac OS 9.0.3, Mac OS 9.0.4, Mac OS 9.1 |
| Removable media | 12× CD-ROM, 1.4 MB floppy, Iomega Zip 100 (optional) |
Physical
| Ports & connectivity | ADB (2) · DB-25 SCSI · 2× RS-422 Mini-DIN-8 serial · 3.5mm audio in/out · 10BASE-T Ethernet · Comm slot · LC PDS · PCI slot (x2) |
| Dimensions (W×H×D) | 355 × 414 × 194 mm |
| Weight | 11.3 kg |
Known quirks
- Same Tanzania architecture as Power Mac 6400 — finally a fixed bus
- 603e at 300 MHz top config — fastest consumer Performa
- Zip drive option bundled in some education configs
- Long-running Tanzania-class platform used in many late Performas
- PRAM battery leak common after 25+ years