Apple Power Macintosh 8500/180 vs Apple Power Macintosh 9500/200

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Power Macintosh 8500/180 compared with Power Macintosh 9500/200

	ApplePower Macintosh 8500/180	ApplePower Macintosh 9500/200
Overview
Released
Released	1996	1996
Performance
Processor
Processor	PowerPC 604e 180 MHz (Power Macintosh 8500/180)	PowerPC 604e 200 MHz (Power Macintosh 9600/200)
CPU cores
CPU cores	1	1
Graphics
Graphics	–	Apple Accelerated Graphics (2 MB VRAM)
Memory
Memory	32 MB	16 MB or 32 MB
Storage
Storage	2 GB	2 GB
CPU
CPU	180 MHz PowerPC 604e with integrated floating-point unit, 64 KB L1 cache and 256 KB L2 cache	One PowerPC 604e processor at 200 MHz on a removable processor card; 64 KB level-one cache, 50 MHz processor bus and 512 KB level-two cache on the logic board
GPU
GPU	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. Video mirroring requires 4 MB.	Bundled Apple Accelerated Graphics PCI card with 2 MB VRAM, expandable to 4 MB. Exact maker tables give 24-bit colour through 832 × 624, 16-bit at 1024 × 768 and 1152 × 870, and 8-bit at 1280 × 1024 with standard memory; the 4 MB upgrade permits 24-bit through 1152 × 870 and 16-bit at 1280 × 1024. The catalogue appendix claims higher colour depths and is not transferred over the exact model tables
Memory type
Memory type	Apple's Japanese product configuration has 32 MB standard; the technical section lists 16 MB or 32 MB, expandable to 512 MB using eight 168-pin DIMM slots	16 or 32 MB listed in Apple's service manual and worldwide catalogue; the Japanese configuration has 32 MB. Twelve 168-pin 64-bit 70 ns-or-faster DIMM sockets; matching modules in corresponding sockets enable interleaving. Exact support pages and catalogue give a 768 MB maximum; later shared Service Source gives 1536 MB using 128 MB DIMMs, while English support says those DIMMs were not tested. This expansion discrepancy remains explicit. 4 MB ROM
Storage type
Storage type	2 GB internal SCSI hard drive, 1.44 MB floppy drive and 8× CD-ROM drive in Apple's Japanese product configuration	2 GB internal Fast SCSI hard disk, manual-inject Apple SuperDrive floppy and AppleCD 1200i 8× CD-ROM. Additional internal drive bay; external SCSI up to seven devices at 5 MB/s and internal SCSI up to 10 MB/s
Expansion slots
Expansion slots	Three PCI slots and another internal storage bay	Six PCI 2.0 expansion slots, five free with the supplied graphics card; no NuBus slots. Processor is on a removable card
Display
Screen
Screen	None built in	None built in
Connections
Ports
Ports	Ethernet	Ethernet, headphone jack
Ethernet
Ethernet	–	0.01 Gb/s
Back ports
Back ports	DB-15 monitor, Apple Desktop Bus, external DB-25 SCSI, two serial ports, AAUI and 10BASE-T Ethernet, stereo audio input and output, RCA audio input and output, S-video and composite video input and output	One ADB connector, two GeoPort/LocalTalk-compatible serial connectors, external DB-25 SCSI, AAUI-15 and 10BASE-T Ethernet connectors, 16-bit stereo sound input and output. DB-15 display connector belongs to the supplied graphics card. Both Ethernet connectors share one interface; if both are connected the service manual says 10BASE-T takes priority
External displays
External displays	Built-in video supports one external monitor at up to 1280 × 1024 pixels; colour depth depends on fitted VRAM	One external display through the supplied graphics card, up to 1280 × 1024 with compatible display and cables; colour depth depends on video memory
Speakers
Speakers	–	Built-in speaker and 16-bit stereo sound input/output
Microphones
Microphones	–	Supports an external Apple PlainTalk microphone; shared service manual lists it as standard but the exact Japanese package list omits it, so regional inclusion remains qualified
Keyboard and mouse
Keyboard and mouse	–	Japanese configuration includes ADB Mouse II, power cable, KanjiTalk 7.5.3 CD-ROM, Apple Internet Starter Kit, manuals and warranty; keyboard and display sold separately. Shared service manual specifies system software 7.5.3 Revision 2 or later for the 200 MHz model
Design and power
Type
Type	Tower	Tower
Weight
Weight	–	12.7 kg
Width × depth × height
Width × depth × height	–	196 × 400 × 430 mm
Operating system
Operating system	macOS	macOS
Size and weight detail
Size and weight detail	Apple's English technical sheet lists 14 × 7.7 × 15.75 inches and 25 lb	Exact Japanese specifications and Service Source give 430 mm high, 196 mm wide and 400 mm deep, approximately 12.7 kg depending on installed devices. Worldwide catalogue rounds these to 429 × 196 × 401 mm and 12.6 kg
Power supply
Power supply	–	100–240 V AC automatically configured, single phase, 50–60 Hz. Service Source distinguishes 225 W maximum DC power-supply output from input consumption
Power use
Power use	–	340 W maximum continuous AC input and 520 W peak input, excluding monitor; exact Japanese specifications and Service Source agree. English support's 225 W is the DC supply rating, not AC consumption
In the box
In the box	Original System Software 7.5.3. Apple lists 5 August 1996 as introduction; a distinct first-sale date was not established. The Japanese sheet documents the 32 MB/2 GB/8× CD configuration.	English support gives 5 August 1996 as introduction. Apple's November 1996 worldwide product catalogue lists this exact model as an offering, supporting release year 1996; actual first-sale month/day remains unconfirmed