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Power Macintosh 8500/150

Power Macintosh 8500/150

Compared with the Power Macintosh 8500/120, this model runs its PowerPC 604 at 150 MHz on a 50 MHz bus. It was the faster of the two 8500 models Apple launched in April 1996. The minitower case, the three PCI slots and the video input and output did not change.

Model number
M3409
Released
22 April 1996
Order number
M4890LL/A

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Specs

Overview

Order number
M4890LL/A
Introduced
22 April 1996
Discontinued
19 September 1996
Original price
US$4,700

Processor

Processor
PowerPC 604
Speed
150 MHz
System bus
50 MHz
L1 cache
32 KB

Memory

Maximum
1 GB
Built in
None
Slots
8
Minimum speed
70 ns

Graphics

Video memory
2 MB
Maximum video memory
4 MB
External displays
Mirroring Only

Display

Resolution
832×624

Ports

Video out
Yes
S-Video out
1
S-Video in
1
Security slot
Yes

Networking

Ethernet
AAUI-15, 10Base-T (RJ-45) (×2)

Audio

Audio out
Yes

Battery and power

Backup battery
3.6 V lithium coin-cell

Physical

Form factor
Tower
Weight
25.3 lb

Software

Operating system at launch
Mac OS 7.5.3

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