Power Macintosh 6500/250
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The Power Mac 6400 and 6500 series were Apple's consumer towers — sold through dealers and eventually the company's own retail channel as affordable alternatives to the professional 7xxx and 9xxx machines. The 6400 and 6500 were among the most widely deployed Macs in North American homes in 1996–1997, bundled with monitors and software as all-in-one consumer computing packages.
Reference →Identity
- Manufacturer
- Apple
- Gestalt ID
- 513
- Order Numbers
- M6189LL/A, M5607LL/A, M6127LL/A
Dates & Pricing
- Introduced
- 1997-02-17
- Discontinued
- 1998-03-14
- Release Year
- 1997
- Original Price (Low)
- $2,100
- Original Price (High)
- $2,600
- Estimated Value
- $75
Processor
- CPU
- PowerPC 603e
- CPU Speed
- 250 MHz
- FPU
- Integrated
- Bus Speed
- 50 MHz
- L2 Cache
- 256k
Memory
- RAM
- 32-128 MB
- RAM Max
- 128 MB
- RAM Slots
- 2
- RAM Type
- 168-pin DIMM
Storage & Display
- Storage
- 1.44 MB Manual-Eject Floppy , 3.0/4.0 GB IDE HD , 12X/24X CD-ROM , Zip 100
- Graphics
- Integrated video
- Screen Size
- N/A
- Display Type
- N/A
Expansion & Ports
- Expansion Slots
- 2 PCI, Comm-II, Video In, TV
- Ports
- Video (Monitor): 1 (DB-15) , ADB: 1 , SCSI: 1 (DB-25) , Serial (Geoport): 2* , Modem: 1 (RJ-11)* , Microphone: 1 (PlainTalk) , Sound In: 1 (Rear-Mounted) , Sound Out: 1 (16-Bit Stereo) , Headphone: 1 (Front-Mounted) , Security (Lock): 1
Software
- Operating System
- 7.5.5
- Min OS
- 7.5.5
- Max OS
- 9.1
Physical
- Weight
- 44.5 lbs
- Dimensions
- 16.0 x 7.8 x 16.9
eBay Sale Prices
Sales
4
Typical Low
$197
25th %ile
Typical High
$203
75th %ile
Avg / Median
$201
$199 med
Full range: $190–$215 across 4 sales
Auction
BIN
BIN + OBO
Median
Typical range
All 4 sales
Apple Power Macintosh 6500 / 250 64MB - Tested & Working, MacOS 8.5
2026-06-06$199
Apple Power Macintosh 6500 / 250 64MB - Tested & Working, MacOS 8.5
2026-05-18$199
Apple Power Macintosh 6500 250 Working 32MB OS 7.5.5 PowerPC, w/Mouse, Keyboard
2026-05-01$190
VINTAGE APPLE POWER MACINTOSH POWERMAC 6500/250 603e 64MB RAM MAC OS 9.0/8.5/8
2026-04-20$215
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