Models are sorted by processor speed, then date of introduction. Note that the Performa 600 and Mac IIvx were crippled with a 16 MHz data bus (half of CPU speed), earning them the Road Apple label.
| Model |
II |
IIx |
IIcx |
IIvi |
IIsi |
IIci |
Performa
600 |
IIvx |
IIfx |
| Introduced |
3/87 |
9/88 |
3/89 |
10/92 |
10/90 |
9/89 |
|
9/92 |
3/90 |
| Price |
$3,900 |
$7,800 |
$5,400 |
|
$3,800 |
$6,700 |
|
$2,950 |
$9,900 |
| CPU |
16 MHz
68020 |
16 MHz
68030 |
16 MHz
68030 |
16 MHz
68030 |
20 MHz
68030 |
25 MHz
68030 |
32 MHz
68030 |
32 MHz
68030 |
40 MHz
68030 |
| Base RAM |
1 MB |
1 MB |
1 MB |
4 MB |
1 MB |
1 MB |
4 MB |
4 MB |
4 MB |
| Max RAM |
68 MB |
128 MB |
128 MB |
68 MB |
65 MB |
128 MB |
68 MB |
68 MB |
128 MB |
| Minimum OS |
2.0 |
6.0.2 |
6.0.3 |
7.1 |
6.0.6 |
6.0.4 |
7.1 |
7.1 |
6.0.5 |
| Maximum OS |
7.5.5 |
7.5.5 |
7.5.5 |
7.6.1 |
7.6.1 |
7.6.1 |
7.6.1 |
7.6.1 |
7.6.1 |
| Floppy Drive |
800K |
1.4M |
1.4M |
1.4M |
1.4M |
1.4M |
1.4M |
1.4M |
1.4M |
| Hard Drive |
SCSI, various capacities |
| Video |
needs card |
needs card |
needs card |
to 640 x 870 |
to 640 x 870 |
to 640 x 870 |
to 640 x 870 |
to 640 x 870 |
needs card |
| VRAM, Where More Memory Means Less Speed |
on card |
on card |
on card |
512 KB |
DRAM |
DRAM |
|
|
on card |
| NuBus slots |
6 |
6 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
none* |
3 |
3 |
6 |
| PDS |
none |
none |
none |
none |
030 PDS |
030 PDS |
none |
030 PDS |
030 PDS |
| L2 cache |
none |
none |
none |
none |
none |
optional |
none |
32K |
32K |
| H/W/D |
5.5 x 18.7 x 14.5″ |
5.5 x 18.7 x 14.5″ |
5.5 x 11.9 x 14.5″ |
6.0 x 13.0 x 16.5″ |
4.0 x 12.4 x 14.9″ |
5.5 x 11.9 x 14.5″ |
6.0 x 13.0 x 16.5″ |
6.0 x 13.0 x 16.5″ |
5.5 x 18.7 x 14.5″ |
| Weight |
24 lb. |
24 lb. |
13.6 lb. |
25 lb. |
10 lb. |
16 lb. |
25 lb. |
25 lb. |
24 lb. |
* 1 NuBus slot with optional PDS NuBus card.
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