Apple Macintosh Color Classic vs Apple Macintosh LC 520

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Macintosh Color Classic compared with Macintosh LC 520

	AppleMacintosh Color Classic	AppleMacintosh LC 520
Overview
Released
Released	February 1993	1993
Performance
Processor
Processor	68030 16 MHz (Macintosh Color Classic)	68030 25 MHz (Macintosh LC 520)
CPU cores
CPU cores	1	1
Memory
Memory	4 MB	4 MB
Storage
Storage	40 MB to 160 MB	80 MB to 160 MB
CPU
CPU	16 MHz Motorola 68030 with 16-bit data bus, integrated PMMU and 0.5K L1 cache; optional 68882 maths coprocessor, no supplied FPU, L2 cache or second processor	25 MHz Motorola 68030 with 32-bit data path, 0.5 KB L1 cache and optional 68882 floating-point coprocessor
GPU
GPU	–	Built-in video with 512 KB VRAM supports 640 × 480 at 8-bit colour; an optional 768 KB allocation supports 16-bit colour
Memory type
Memory type	4 MB onboard, expandable to 10 MB using two paired 30-pin SIMMs, 100 ns minimum; 1, 2 or 4 MB modules. With two 4 MB SIMMs the lower 2 MB onboard cannot be addressed. 1 MB ROM	4 MB on the logic board, expandable to 36 MB with one 72-pin SIMM
Storage type
Storage type	Original Apple Facts and Apple Direct describe 4 MB memory with 40, 80 or 160 MB internal SCSI disks, varying by country; original US ordering sheet explicitly identifies 4 MB/80 MB M1602LL/A. 1.44 MB removable SuperDrive floppy; optional external CD-ROM. Original capacity units retained	Internal SCSI hard drive, 1.44 MB floppy drive and optional 2× CD-ROM. Apple's support sheet lists 80–160 MB hard drives; its original developer note also lists a 40 MB option.
Expansion slots
Expansion slots	One LC-compatible 96-pin processor-direct slot and optional maths-coprocessor socket; slide-out logic board provides access to memory, VRAM and expansion	One LC processor-direct slot
Display
Screen size
Screen size	8.2″	14″
Resolution
Resolution	512 × 384	640 × 480 (better)
Panel
Panel	CRT	CRT
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	60.15 Hz	–
Display type
Display type	Sony Trinitron colour CRT; maker display-component sheet distinguishes 10-inch tube from 8.2-inch viewable area, retained as the main display size. 512 × 384 Macintosh mode, exact 60.15 Hz refresh and 24.48 kHz horizontal scan	Built-in 14-inch Trinitron colour CRT
Display features
Display features	256K VRAM supplies 256 colours; optional additional 256K VRAM enables 32,768 colours. Apple IIe card provides 560 × 384 mode at the same 60.15 Hz; this optional-card mode is not native Macintosh resolution	–
Connections
Ports
Ports	Headphone jack	Headphone jack
Back ports
Back ports	Two ADB, DB-25 SCSI, two RS-232/RS-422 serial ports, mono sound input and mono sound output. LocalTalk networking through serial port; Ethernet needs an optional expansion card, no built-in external video or floppy connector	Two Apple Desktop Bus ports, external DB-25 SCSI, printer and modem serial connections, microphone input and headphone output
Speakers
Speakers	Built-in speaker and omnidirectional electret microphone; mono 8-bit output at 22 kHz, sound input at 22 or 11 kHz	Built-in stereo speakers
Microphones
Microphones	–	Built-in microphone
Keyboard and mouse
Keyboard and mouse	ADB keyboard with numeric keypad and two-level tilt adjustment, Apple ADB Mouse II	–
Design and power
Type
Type	All-in-one	All-in-one
Weight
Weight	10.2 kg	–
Width × depth × height
Width × depth × height	251 × 320 × 368 mm	–
Operating system
Operating system	macOS	macOS
Size and weight detail
Size and weight detail	Main dimensions and 10.2 kg weight use original Apple Facts metric figures. Original technical library gives 22.5–23.2 lb (10.2–10.5 kg) depending on configuration and slightly different rounded centimetre dimensions	Apple lists 17.9 × 13.5 × 16.5 inches and 40.5 lb
Power supply
Power supply	Maximum 100 W, automatic 90–240 V AC, 47–63 Hz, 0.83 A; 3.6 V lithium clock battery. Keyboard power control and display power-saving mode	Maximum 40 W according to Apple's technical sheet
In the box
In the box	Original system software 7.1 and System Enabler 401. Maker announcement 10 February 1993 is not treated as exact first sale; February sale month uses Wikipedia's historical sold-period account, with original March Apple Direct describing an available US configuration. Colour Classic is the regional spelling; no separate Performa 250 or Color Classic II generation added here	Apple lists 28 June 1993 as the introduction date; a separate first-sale date was not established.