Apple Power Macintosh 4400/160 vs Apple Power Macintosh 7300/180

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Power Macintosh 4400/160 compared with Power Macintosh 7300/180

	ApplePower Macintosh 4400/160	ApplePower Macintosh 7300/180
Overview
Released
Released	November 1996	1997
Performance
Processor
Processor	PowerPC 603e 160 MHz (Power Macintosh 4400/160)	PowerPC 604e 180 MHz (Power Macintosh 7300/180)
CPU cores
CPU cores	1	1
Memory
Memory	16 MB	16 MB
Storage
Storage	1.2 GB	2 GB (better)
CPU
CPU	160 MHz PowerPC 603e with integrated floating-point unit, 40 MHz system bus and 32 KB level-one cache; optional 256 KB level-two cache on a 160-pin DIMM card	180 MHz PowerPC 604e with integrated floating-point unit, 64 KB L1 cache and 256 KB L2 cache; removable processor card
GPU
GPU	Built-in video with 1 MB EDO video-memory DIMM, expandable to 2 MB EDO or up to 4 MB SGRAM. Exact support table gives 16-bit colour through 832 × 624 and 8-bit at 1024 × 768 or 1152 × 870 with standard 1 MB; 1280 × 1024 needs expanded video memory and permits 8-bit at 2 MB or 16-bit at 4 MB	Built-in video with 2 MB VRAM, expandable to 4 MB; standard VRAM supports 1024 × 768 at 16-bit colour and 1280 × 1024 at 8-bit colour
Memory type
Memory type	16 MB standard; maximum 96 MB using three 168-pin 64-bit 3.3 V unbuffered EDO DIMMs, 60 ns or faster. Each socket supports up to 32 MB; slot one only supports single-bank DIMMs. No memory soldered to board; 4 MB ROM	16 MB standard, expandable to 512 MB using eight 168-pin DIMM slots
Storage type
Storage type	1.2 GB internal IDE hard disk, manual-inject 1.44 MB Apple SuperDrive floppy and 8× ATAPI CD-ROM	2 GB internal SCSI hard drive, 1.44 MB floppy drive and 12× CD-ROM drive
Expansion slots
Expansion slots	Three PCI 2.0 expansion slots, 45 W combined allowance. Exact English support says one 7-inch and two 12-inch slots; shared Service Source instead specifies one full-size 12.28-inch slot and all three support 6.88-inch cards. Card-length conflict retained. No separate Comm Slot II on this original 160 model; later 200 model differs	Three PCI slots and an additional internal 3.5-inch storage bay
Display
Screen
Screen	None built in	None built in
Connections
Ports
Ports	Headphone jack	Ethernet
Back ports
Back ports	DB-15 monitor output, one ADB connector, external DB-25 SCSI, two GeoPort-compatible RS-232/RS-422 serial connectors, stereo sound input and 3.5 mm headphone/line-level sound output. No standard Ethernet; add a PCI network card. Built-in LocalTalk through serial port	DB-15 monitor, Apple Desktop Bus, external DB-25 SCSI, two serial ports, AAUI and 10BASE-T Ethernet, stereo audio input and output
External displays
External displays	One external monitor; supported resolution and colour depth depend on installed video-memory DIMM. No built-in display	Built-in video supports one external monitor at up to 1280 × 1024 pixels; colour depth depends on fitted VRAM
Speakers
Speakers	Built-in speaker and 16-bit stereo sound input/output	–
Microphones
Microphones	Supports an external Apple PlainTalk microphone; no built-in microphone figure is published	–
Keyboard and mouse
Keyboard and mouse	Original System 7.5.3 and System Enabler 827. Contemporary exact maker ordering description supplies keyboard, mouse, system software and reference documentation; external display and optional network/cache hardware are separate	–
Design and power
Type
Type	Compact	Compact
Weight
Weight	9.5 kg (better)	10 kg
Width × depth × height
Width × depth × height	385 × 442 × 139 mm	365 × 430 × 156 mm
Operating system
Operating system	macOS	macOS
Size and weight detail
Size and weight detail	Shared Service Source gives 139 × 385 × 442 mm and 9.5 kg, but its corresponding 24 lb figure is inconsistent. Published metric weight retained without conversion; installed equipment changes weight	Apple's Japanese specification lists 156 × 365 × 430 mm and approximately 10 kg; weight varies with installed devices
Power supply
Power supply	Manually switched mains. Exact support specifies 110/220 V, 47–63 Hz and 150 W maximum; shared Service Source specifies 90–270 V switchable 110/220 V and 200 W maximum excluding monitor. These unresolved maximum-rating differences are retained without treating them as measured operating consumption	–
In the box
In the box	Exact Apple support lists 7 November 1996 as introduction. Apple Tech Info Library dated 18 November 1996 explicitly says the exact 4400/160 is currently available in Europe, supporting November 1996 sale precision without inventing a day. Contemporary German coverage planned availability there for December; regional delivery differed. This is the Europe-only 160 MHz version, not the later 200 MHz or renamed Far East 7220.	Apple lists 17 February 1997 as introduction and projected Canadian availability in March; a distinct verified first-sale date was not established. This is the Macintosh-only model, not the later PC Compatible variant.