The Los Angeles Times liked easy setup but advised waiting for native software. The Washington Post praised compatibility while finding older office applications slower.
66 MHz PowerPC 601 with integrated floating-point unit, 32 KB L1 cache and 64-bit data path at 33 MHz; 256 KB L2 cache is optional, not standard; 4 MB ROM
GPU
AV video card with fixed 2 MB VRAM, plus separate HDI-45 video using system DRAM. AV VRAM cannot be expanded.
Memory type
8 MB soldered to the logic board and four 72-pin noncomposite 80 ns SIMM sockets accepting matched pairs; maximum 136 MB total. Original US brochure lists 8 MB and 16 MB AV configurations.
Storage type
Original US AV configurations are 8 MB RAM with 500 MB SCSI hard drive (M2467LL/A), 16 MB with 250 MB (M2835LL/A), and 16 MB with 500 MB (M2836LL/A); all include internal CD-ROM and 1.44 MB Apple SuperDrive floppy. Service Source identifies AppleCD 300i Plus as standard in the 66AV; support lists 2× original CD speed. UK brochure lists the 8 MB/500 MB AV configuration.
Expansion slots
Three NuBus slots; processor-direct slot occupied by the AV card. Internal bay accommodates one half-height 5.25-inch device such as the CD-ROM drive.
Display
Screen
None built in
Connections
Ports
Ethernet
External displays
Up to 2
Back ports
ADB, AAUI-15 Ethernet, HDI-45 and DB-15 video, external DB-25 SCSI, two LocalTalk/GeoPort serial ports, 16-bit stereo audio input and output, S-video input and output with composite adapters, and DAV connector
External displays
Two simultaneous displays using DRAM and AV-card outputs. AV VRAM supports 24-bit colour at 640 × 480 and 832 × 624, or 16-bit colour at 1024 × 768 and 1152 × 870. Only one monitor or television can be attached to the AV card at a time.
Keyboard and mouse
Apple Desktop Bus Mouse II and two S-video-to-composite adapters; keyboard and monitor sold separately
Design and power
Type
Compact
Weight
11.3 kg
Width × depth × height
330 × 419 × 152 mm
Operating system
macOS
Size and weight detail
Original UK and US brochures publish 152 × 330 × 419 mm and 11.3 kg, varying with installed devices
Power supply
Automatically configured 100–240 V AC, 50–60 Hz. Service Source gives 167 W maximum continuous and 230 W peak input, excluding the monitor, with 112 W continuous DC output. Original brochures instead list 325 W maximum, while exact English support lists 230 W; the differing conditions remain qualified.
In the box
Original brochures include System 7 software, setup/learning/reference documentation and limited warranty. Exact support lists original System 7.1.2 with PowerPC Enabler 1.0 and introduction on 14 March 1994. Contemporary May and July 1994 reviews test retail-priced 7100/66AV configurations; release year 1994 retained, with first-sale month unresolved.
