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Power Macintosh 7300
M3979 · Platinum
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Identifiers
| Order number | M3979 |
Reference
| Original price | $2,300 – $3,200 |
| Announced | 1997-02-17 |
| Discontinued | 1997-11-10 |
| Max supported OS | Mac OS 9.1 |
| Design era | Platinum |
Configurations
| Colors | Platinum |
| CPU | PowerPC 604e @ 166 MHz, PowerPC 604e @ 180 MHz, PowerPC 604e @ 200 MHz |
| Memory | 16 MB, 32 MB, 64 MB, 128 MB, 512 MB (max) |
| Storage | 2 GB SCSI HDD, 4 GB SCSI HDD |
| Graphics | Built-in video (2 MB VRAM), PCI video card |
| Operating system | System 7.5.5, Mac OS 7.6.1, Mac OS 8.1, Mac OS 9.1 |
| Removable media | 1.4 MB floppy (FDHD), 8× CD-ROM |
Physical
| Ports & connectivity | ADB · DB-25 SCSI · 2× RS-422 GeoPort serial · 3.5mm audio in/out · AAUI Ethernet · 3× PCI slots · CPU daughtercard |
| Dimensions (W×H×D) | 407 × 152 × 429 mm |
| Weight | 11.8 kg |
Known quirks
- Same case as 7500/7600 — CPU daughtercard swappable for G3 upgrades
- Popular upgrade base — Sonnet and Newer Tech G3/G4 cards were common
- First 7x00 with PPC 604e — significant speed bump over 601
- CHRP-ready logic board — part of Apple's (abandoned) clone platform