Apple Macintosh 512Ke vs Apple Macintosh Performa 6360

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Macintosh 512Ke compared with Macintosh Performa 6360

	AppleMacintosh 512Ke	AppleMacintosh Performa 6360
Overview
Released
Released	–	1996
Performance
Processor
Processor	68000 8 MHz (Macintosh 512Ke)	PowerPC 603e 160 MHz (Macintosh Performa 6360)
CPU cores
CPU cores	1	1
Memory
Memory	512 KB	16 MB (better)
Storage
Storage	–	1.2 GB
CPU
CPU	Motorola MC68000, nominally 8 MHz with the exact 7.8336 MHz clock frequency published in the original owner guide and technical library; 32-bit internal architecture and 16-bit external data path. No PMMU, FPU, CPU cache or second processor.	160 MHz PowerPC 603e with integrated floating-point unit, 32 KB L1 cache, optional L2 cache and 64-bit data path at 40 MHz
GPU
GPU	–	Built-in video with 1 MB DRAM supports 640 × 480 at 16-bit colour and 1024 × 768 at 8-bit colour
Memory type
Memory type	Fixed 512 KB RAM and 128 KB ROM; no RAM slots or built-in memory expansion. The enhanced model has the larger ROM and double-sided floppy drive, without the Macintosh Plus’s expandable memory or SCSI connector.	8 MB on the logic board, two 168-pin DIMM slots and 16–136 MB total supported by Apple
Storage type
Storage type	One internal 800 KB double-sided 3.5-inch floppy drive, with optional external 400 KB or 800 KB drive. No fixed internal storage or internal CD-ROM. Apple Hard Disk 20 is an optional external device attached through the disk interface, not an internal or SCSI drive.	1.2 GB internal IDE hard drive, 1.44 MB floppy drive and 8× CD-ROM drive
Expansion slots
Expansion slots	None; no standard internal memory expansion. A separately included programmer’s switch can be fitted for reset and interrupt functions by application developers.	PCI, communications, TV and video input/output expansion positions
Display
Screen size
Screen size	9″	None built in
Resolution
Resolution	512 × 342	–
Panel
Panel	CRT	–
Display type
Display type	Built-in 9-inch monochrome bit-mapped CRT, 512 × 342 pixels. Original owner guide and technical-library sheet agree; the current Apple table’s generic 512 × 384 entry is expressly corrected by its own screen-size note. Native refresh rate unpublished in these exact sources.	–
Connections
Ports
Ports	Headphone jack	Headphone jack
Back ports
Back ports	DB-9 mouse connector, RJ11 synchronous serial keyboard bus, two DB-9 RS-232/RS-422 serial connectors, external floppy DB-19 and sound output for amplifier/headphones. No ADB, USB, FireWire, Ethernet, external video or SCSI connector. Current Apple support warns that the serial ports do not support handshaking or synchronous modems.	DB-15 monitor output, Apple Desktop Bus, external DB-25 SCSI, two GeoPort serial connectors, PlainTalk microphone input and speaker output; front headphone jack
Speakers
Speakers	Built-in sound system; original maker guide specifies four-voice sound with 8-bit digital-to-analogue conversion at 22 kHz. No built-in microphone.	–
Keyboard and mouse
Keyboard and mouse	Original guide describes a separate 58-key detachable keyboard, mouse, System Tools disk, Guided Tour disk and audio cassette, plus a programmer’s switch. Maker cover shows an extended keyboard with numeric keypad; gallery photos can include optional external drives, keyboards, printers and other separately supplied equipment. These are labelled rather than treated as standard computer hardware.	–
Design and power
Type
Type	All-in-one	Compact
Weight
Weight	7.5 kg	–
Width × depth × height
Width × depth × height	246 × 276 × 346 mm	–
Operating system
Operating system	macOS	macOS
Size and weight detail
Size and weight detail	Main figures use later exact Apple technical-library metric values: 346 mm high × 246 mm wide × 276 mm deep and 7.5 kg main-unit weight. Original 1986 owner guide instead gives 344 mm height; current support retains 13.6H × 9.6W × 10.9D inches. These small maker rounding differences are retained explicitly. Keyboard and mouse excluded; original guide separately lists 1.2 kg keyboard and 0.2 kg mouse.	Apple lists 4.3 × 12.6 × 16.5 inches (height × width × depth) and 17 lb
Power supply
Power supply	Exact technical-library sheet specifies 105–125 V AC, 50–60 Hz and maximum 60 W for this documented voltage version; no universal-voltage claim. User-replaceable 4.5 V Eveready No. 523 or equivalent clock battery.	Apple lists a 150 W maximum, 90–270 V AC at 47–63 Hz and a 4.5 V alkaline clock battery
In the box
In the box	Exact original guide is titled Macintosh 512K enhanced, the long name of Macintosh 512Ke. Current maker support lists introduction 14 April 1986 and discontinuation 1 September 1987; a distinct first retail-sale date has not been established, so released is omitted. The guide names Macintosh 512K enhanced System Tools; the current support table’s retrospective original-system-software entry is not adopted as a verified launch disk version. Photographs are original maker owner-guide images of this exact model, with scan colour casts and period screen contents retained.	Original System Software 7.5.3 with System Enabler 410. Apple lists 1 October 1996 as introduction; a distinct maker first-sale date was not established.