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Macintosh Quadra 700

Released October 1991

A 25 MHz 68040 Macintosh tower with built-in Ethernet, colour video and two NuBus expansion slots.

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Processor: 68040 25 MHz (Quadra 700)
CPU cores: 1
Memory: 4 MB
Storage: 80 MB to 400 MB
CPU: 25 MHz Motorola 68040 with integrated paged memory management and floating-point units plus 8 KB on-chip cache; no standard L2 cache
GPU: Built-in video with 512 KB dedicated VRAM, expandable to 1 or 2 MB; 8-bit colour at 640 × 480 or 832 × 624 with the standard VRAM, and 24-bit at those resolutions with 2 MB
Memory type: 4 MB soldered RAM and four 30-pin SIMM sockets; 80 ns or faster SIMMs installed in matching groups of four. Exact original UK brochure supports 20 MB using four 4 MB SIMMs or 68 MB using four 16 MB SIMMs. Current Apple support and the shared Service Source list the older 20 MB limit; their shorter supported-SIMM table does not describe the UK brochure's 16 MB modules. 1 MB ROM.
Storage type: Internal 1.44 MB SuperDrive and optional 80, 160 or 400 MB SCSI hard drives; Apple's October 1991 catalogue pairs each drive with 4 MB RAM and dates the 400 MB variant to January 1992
Expansion slots: Two NuBus '90 slots and one processor-direct slot; the PDS shares physical space with one NuBus slot

Ports: Ethernet, headphone jack
Back ports: Two Apple Desktop Bus ports, DB-15 video, DB-25 SCSI, two serial ports, AAUI Ethernet, mono sound input and stereo sound output
External displays: Apple's built-in video supports its monitor range; output colour depth depends on VRAM and display resolution
Speakers: Internal speaker, mono audio input and stereo 8-bit sound output; Apple supplied a microphone

Type: Tower
Weight: 6.2 kg
Width × depth × height: 140 × 366 × 302 mm
Operating system: macOS
Size and weight detail: Apple's 5.5 × 11.9 × 14.4 inch and 13.6 lb dimensions; metric fields reflect the upright orientation and rounded conversions. Apple states the weight for the floppy-only model
Power supply: Original UK brochure and current support give 50 W maximum excluding the external monitor, 100–240 V AC at 50–60 Hz. Shared Service Source gives 130 W maximum excluding the monitor and 90 W continuous; Apple Direct calls the power supply 90 W. These are conflicting or differently qualified ratings; no single universal consumption figure is assigned. A 3.6 V lithium clock battery is listed by current support.
In the box: Original System Software 7.0.1, microphone and ADB mouse; Apple's October 1991 catalogue says the keyboard was sold separately. Apple dates introduction to 21 October 1991

Processor	Memory	Storage	Storage type
68040 25 MHz (Quadra 700)	4 MB	–	–
68040 25 MHz (Quadra 700)	4 MB	80 MB	Hard drive
68040 25 MHz (Quadra 700)	4 MB	160 MB	Hard drive
68040 25 MHz (Quadra 700)	4 MB	400 MB	Hard drive

Model	Type	Processor	Memory	Storage	Screen	Weight	Released
AppleMacintosh Quadra 900	Tower	68040 25 MHz (Macintosh Quadra 900)	4 MB	160 MB – 400 MB	–	16.7 kg	Oct 1991
AppleMacintosh Quadra 840AV	Tower	68040 40 MHz (Macintosh Quadra 840AV)	4 MB	230 MB – 1 GB	–	11.48 kg	1993
AppleMacintosh Quadra 950	Tower	68040 33 MHz (Macintosh Quadra 950)	8 MB	230 MB – 400 MB	–	16.7 kg	May 1992