Apple Power Macintosh 5400/200 vs Apple Twentieth Anniversary Macintosh

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Power Macintosh 5400/200 compared with Twentieth Anniversary Macintosh

	ApplePower Macintosh 5400/200	AppleTwentieth Anniversary Macintosh
Overview
Released
Released	1997	–
Performance
Processor
Processor	PowerPC 603e 200 MHz (Power Macintosh 5400)	PowerPC 603e 250 MHz (Power Macintosh 6500/250)
CPU cores
CPU cores	1	1
Graphics
Graphics	–	ATI 3D RAGE II (2 MB SGRAM)
Memory
Memory	24 MB or 32 MB	32 MB
Storage
Storage	1.6 GB	2 GB (better)
CPU
CPU	200 MHz PowerPC 603e with integrated floating-point unit, 32 KB L1 cache, 256 KB L2 cache and a 64-bit 40 MHz bus. Optional PC Compatibility Card is separate hardware, not part of the standard CPU.	250 MHz PowerPC 603e with integrated floating-point unit, 50 MHz system bus, 32 KB L1 cache split into 16 KB data/instruction caches, and a 256 KB L2 High Performance Cache Module operating at 50 MHz. No processor supplier is assigned without exact maker evidence.
GPU
GPU	1 MB built-in DRAM framebuffer independent of system RAM. Apple's Service Source supports 640 × 480 at 60 or 67 Hz with 16-bit colour, 800 × 600 at 60 or 72 Hz with 16-bit colour, and 832 × 624 at 75 Hz with 8-bit colour; video input is unavailable at 832 × 624. The exact support database also lists 1024 × 768, but the brochure and shared service manual restrict the built-in display to 832 × 624; 1024 × 768 is not used as its headline resolution.	ATI 3D RAGE II with 2 MB SGRAM, with QuickDraw 2D/3D and video acceleration. The maker specifies thousands of colours at 800 × 600; application-window restrictions apply to accelerated 3D at that mode.
Memory type
Memory type	Original 24 MB configuration includes 8 MB soldered RAM and a DIMM; later US education M6126LL/A supplies 32 MB. Two 168-pin sockets support up to 136 MB using two 64 MB DIMMs. The exact support table specifies 70 ns minimum, while the shared service table specifies 60 ns or faster 5 V buffered EDO memory for the 200 MHz model; both published conditions are retained.	32 MB EDO RAM supplied as one 32 MB DIMM or two 16 MB DIMMs; two 168-pin slots support up to 128 MB. Exact Apple TIL specifies 5 V EDO or fast-paged DIMMs, 60 ns or faster, with 2K refresh; 3.3 V or 4K-refresh DIMMs are incompatible. 4 MB ROM.
Storage type
Storage type	Exact support database lists a 1.6 GB ATA/IDE hard drive, original 8× CD-ROM and 1.44 MB SuperDrive floppy. The June 1997 US education ordering brochure lists M6126LL/A with 32 MB RAM, the same 1.6 GB hard drive and a 12× CD-ROM; the shared service configuration narrative confirms these later 32 MB/12× education bundles. The 1.2 GB entry in the shared brochure belongs to the 5400/180 and is not assigned to this model.	2 GB ATA/IDE hard disk, vertically mounted 4× CD-ROM and manual-insert 1.44 MB Apple SuperDrive floppy. Optical-drive output and the TV/FM tuner are controlled by the supplied infrared remote.
Expansion slots
Expansion slots	One PCI slot for a card up to 6.88 inches long and 15 W, Communications Slot II, video-input slot and TV/FM tuner position. Ethernet occupies the communications slot and can be replaced by an optional 28.8 Kbit/s modem. Optional Apple Video System supports NTSC, PAL and SECAM input; optional Apple TV/FM Radio System requires the Video System. Avid Cinema is optional.	One PCI 2.0 slot for a 6.88-inch card drawing up to 15 W, plus a Comm Slot II for a modem or Ethernet card. A separate video-input slot and TV/FM tuner card are fitted. Macintosh-specific PCI drivers are required; NuBus cards are incompatible.
Display
Screen size
Screen size	12.8″	12.1″
Resolution
Resolution	832 × 624 (better)	800 × 600
Panel
Panel	CRT	–
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	75 Hz (better)	60 Hz
Display type
Display type	Multiple-scan flat-square shadow-mask CRT, 15-inch nominal tube with a 12.8-inch diagonal viewable image and 0.28 mm dot pitch. Tilt-and-swivel base tilts from −5° to +15° and swivels 360°.	12.1-inch backlit active-matrix colour LCD, 800 × 600 at 60 Hz; 6 bits per red/green/blue channel. Maker does not name the LCD subtype, so IPS or TN is not guessed.
Connections
Ports
Ports	Headphone jack, Ethernet	2 × headphone jack
Ethernet
Ethernet	0.01 Gb/s	–
Front ports
Front ports	Headphone output, sound-volume and display controls; infrared receiver for the optional TV/FM remote.	–
Back ports
Back ports	10BASE-T Ethernet, ADB, external DB-25 SCSI, two LocalTalk/GeoPort-compatible serial ports, PlainTalk-compatible sound input and stereo speaker output. Communications Slot II is used by the Ethernet card; an optional modem replaces it. Shared brochure specifies six external SCSI devices, while the service table says up to seven devices without the same external qualification. The shared service configuration narrative lists Ethernet among some education bundle features; the exact 200 MHz support page and ordering brochure identify it as included.	One ADB, external DB-25 SCSI for up to six devices, two GeoPort-compatible serial ports, rear stereo output, two separate stereo audio inputs, S-video input with a supplied composite-video adapter, TV aerial/cable connector and FM aerial connector. One front headphone output plus one rear headphone-compatible line output are counted. No built-in USB, FireWire or Ethernet.
External displays
External displays	Optional Apple External Video Connector enables video mirroring to a compatible display; the shared service lists 640 × 480, 800 × 600 and 832 × 624 external modes. Optional Apple Presentation System converts output to NTSC or PAL. A connector and compatible display are required.	No external monitor output specified
Speakers
Speakers	Built-in stereo speakers, 16-bit stereo sound input/output and SRS 3D surround processing, with rear stereo speaker output.	Custom Bose Acoustimass system with integrated stereo speakers and a separate floor-standing bass unit. The power-supply ratings are not acoustic output ratings.
Microphones
Microphones	Built-in microphone; PlainTalk-compatible external sound input.	Built-in omnidirectional electret microphone
Keyboard and mouse
Keyboard and mouse	Keyboard, mouse and cables in the exact 200 MHz ordering brochure. Video input, TV/FM hardware, Avid Cinema and PC Compatibility Card are optional. Maker primary is the same photograph reprinted for the shared 180/200 family in August 1997 Apple Facts; gallery is the original shared 180/200 brochure angle. Neither external view establishes the fitted RAM or optical-drive speed.	Custom keyboard with Italian leather palm rests, removable/repositionable ADB trackpad, infrared remote, Bose bass unit and composite-to-S-video adapter. January1998 Apple catalogue lists a 33.6 Kbps GeoPort modem/Internet Connection Kit; older power-test conditions separately describe a 28.8 Kbps modem.
Design and power
Type
Type	All-in-one	All-in-one
Weight
Weight	21 kg	6.8 kg (better)
Width × depth × height
Width × depth × height	383 × 406 × 445 mm	419 × 254 × 438 mm
Operating system
Operating system	macOS	macOS
Size and weight detail
Size and weight detail	Apple Facts and the ordering brochure give 44.5 × 38.3 × 40.6 cm (height × width × depth), and 21 kg / 47 lb, varying with installed devices. The shared service physical table swaps width/depth and prints internally inconsistent pound/kilogram weights; the exact maker brochure dimensions and complete-unit mass are used.	Headline size and 6.8 kg weight describe the main unit only. Separate bass unit weighs 4.8 kg and measures 270 × 211 × 298 mm (height × width × depth); keyboard is 0.84 kg and 25 × 292 × 207 mm. Main-unit metric dimensions follow the original maker table rather than converting its rounded inch values.
Power supply
Power supply	Brochure and exact support database specify 220 W maximum continuous, 110–240 V AC, 50–60 Hz. The shared service gives 100–240 V at 47–63 Hz, a separate 125 W entry and 220 W maximum for all line/load conditions; these are power ratings, not measured operating consumption.	Bass-unit voltage selector covers 90–130 or 180–264 V AC, 47–63 Hz, single phase; manually configured and factory preset
Power use
Power use	–	Maximum continuous AC input 140 W; maximum continuous DC output 70 W. Typical AC input 47 W is qualified to the maker test with 250 MHz 603e, 2 GB disk, 28.8 Kbps modem, L2 module and CD-ROM; sleep is below 30 W without PCI cards.
In the box
In the box	Exact support database lists original System 7.5.5; later 32 MB/12× education bundles use Mac OS 7.6.1. Apple records introduction on 17 February 1997; its June ordering brochure and August current catalogue establish sale in 1997. The actual first-sale month is unresolved and introduction is not used as a retail day.	Mac OS 7.6.1 with System Enabler 704 originally. Apple support labels introduction as 1 June 1997; widely copied March dates describe announcements, and the accessible May order notice does not establish actual first delivery. Released is omitted pending exact first-sale evidence. Earlier preview articles describe a proposed 604e machine and are not used for this production 603e model. The primary picture is a grayscale original Apple catalogue image, retained without colour reconstruction; higher-quality original colour press imagery remains unavailable.