Power Macintosh 6500/275
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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
- M6191LL/A, M6190LL/A
Dates & Pricing
- Introduced
- 1997-04-04
- Discontinued
- 1998-03-14
- Release Year
- 1997
- Original Price (Low)
- $3,000
- Original Price (High)
- $3,000
- Estimated Value
- $75
Processor
- CPU
- PowerPC 603e
- CPU Speed
- 275 MHz
- FPU
- Integrated
- Bus Speed
- 50 MHz
- L2 Cache
- 512k
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 , 4.0/6.0 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) , S-Video Input: 1 , S-Video Output: 1 , 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
3
Typical Low
$167
25th %ile
Typical High
$195
75th %ile
Avg / Median
$181
$180 med
Full range: $154–$210 across 3 sales
Auction
BIN
BIN + OBO
Median
Typical range
All 3 sales
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2026-06-27$154
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2026-05-20$180
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