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Power Macintosh 8600
M4506 · Platinum
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Identifiers
| Order number | M4506 |
Reference
| Original price | $3,199 – $8,199 |
| Announced | 1997-08-05 |
| Discontinued | 1998-03-14 |
| Max supported OS | Mac OS 9.1 |
| Design era | Platinum |
Configurations
| Colors | Platinum |
| CPU | PowerPC 604e @ 200 MHz, PowerPC 604e @ 250 MHz, PowerPC 604e @ 300 MHz, PowerPC 604e @ 350 MHz |
| Memory | 32 MB, 64 MB, 128 MB, 256 MB, 1 GB (max) |
| Storage | 4 GB SCSI HDD, 8 GB SCSI HDD |
| Graphics | IMS TwinTurbo (4 MB VRAM), PCI video card |
| Operating system | Mac OS 7.6.1, Mac OS 8.1, Mac OS 9.1 |
| Removable media | 1.4 MB floppy (FDHD), 12× CD-ROM |
Physical
| Ports & connectivity | ADB · DB-25 SCSI · 2× RS-422 GeoPort serial · 3.5mm audio in/out · AAUI Ethernet · Composite/S-Video in/out · 3× PCI slots · CPU daughtercard |
| Dimensions (W×H×D) | 222 × 438 × 429 mm |
| Weight | 14.5 kg |
Known quirks
- Mini-tower 'Kansas' chassis with swing-out side door for service
- Built-in composite/S-Video in/out — pro AV workstation of its day
- CPU daughtercard accepted G3/G4 upgrades — machines survived well into 2005
- Logic board cap leakage and PRAM battery issues after three decades