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Power Macintosh 5500/275

Compared with the Power Macintosh 5500/250, this model runs its PowerPC 603e at 275 MHz. It came with a 4 GB hard drive and was the only 5500 that could take a 512 KB L2 cache. Apple sold it in Europe, and only in a black case.

Released
1 March 1997

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Specs

Overview

Introduced
1 March 1997
Discontinued
31 August 1998

Processor

Processor
PowerPC 603e
Speed
275 MHz
System bus
50 MHz
L1 cache
32 KB

Memory

Standard
32 MB
Maximum
128 MB
Built in
None
Slots
2
Minimum speed
70 ns

Graphics

Graphics memory type
Integrated
Video memory
2 MB
Maximum video memory
2 MB
External displays
Mirroring Only
Largest external display
832×624

Display

Resolution
832×624

Ports

Video out
Yes
S-Video out
None
S-Video in
None
Security slot
Yes

Networking

Ethernet
10Base-T (RJ-45)

Audio

Audio in
None

Physical

Form factor
All-in-One
Weight
47 lb

Software

Operating system at launch
Mac OS 7.5.5

Specs from Beetstech's device records. Something wrong? Tell us.