From MacUser, May 1994

(c) 1994 Ziff-Davis Publishing Co., a division of Ziff Communications Co. All rights reserved; reproduction in whole or in part without permission is prohibited.


Mix-'n'-Match Power Macs

Sorting out your options when you purchase a Power Mac can be downright confusing. If you want a SoftWindows bundle, for instance, you get 16 megabytes of RAM but no option for a built-in CD-ROM drive. If you get an av configuration, you automatically get a CD-ROM drive but you don't get SoftWindows bundled.

The video options are more confusing. If you use the RAM-video port, you get 16-bit color on a 14-inch monitor or 8-bit color on a 16-inch monitor. With 1 megabyte of VRAM, you get 24-bit color on a 14-inch monitor, 16-bit color on a 16-inch monitor, or 8-bit color on a 19- or 21-inch monitor. With 2 megabytes of VRAM, you get 24-bit color on a 16-inch or smaller monitor or 16-bit color on a 19- or 21-inch monitor. With 4 megabytes of VRAM, you get 24-bit color on any monitor. All video configurations support 8-bit gray scale.

Use our chart to figure out what options you can get and  how much you can expect to pay. (The prices shown here reflect final Apple prices as we went to press.)

	Installed RAM	Max. RAM expansion	Installed VRAM	Max. VRAM expansion	Hard-drive capacity	Number of NuBus slots	CD-ROM drive	SoftWindows	Price
Power Mac 6100/60	8 MB	72 MB	NA	NA	160 MB	0 (2)			$1,819
	8 MB	72 MB	NA	NA	160 MB	0 (2)	*		(3)
	8 MB	72 MB	NA	NA	250 MB	0 (2)	*		$2,289
	16 MB	72 MB	NA	NA	250 MB	0 (2)		*	$2,519
AV configuration	8 MB	72 MB	2 MB	2 MB	250 MB	0	*		$2,599
	16 MB	72 MB	2 MB	2 MB	250 MB	0	*		(3)
PowerMac 7100/66 (1)	8 MB	136 MB	1 MB	2 MB	250 MB	3			$2,899
	8 MB	136 MB	1 MB	2 MB	250 MB	3	*		$3,179
	16 MB	136 MB	1 MB	2 MB	250 MB	3		*	$3,379
AV configuration	8 MB	136 MB	2 MB	2 MB	500 MB	3	*		$3,989
	16 MB	136 MB	2 MB	2 MB	250 MB	3	*		(3)
	16 MB	136 MB	2 MB	2 MB	500 MB	3	*		(3)
Power Mac 8100/80 (1)	8 MB	264 MB	2 MB	4 MB	250 MB	3			$4,249
	8 MB	264 MB	2 MB	4 MB	250 MB	3	*		$4,519
	16 MB	264 MB	2 MB	4 MB	1,000 MB	3	*		$6,159
	16 MB	264 MB	2 MB	4 MB	500 MB	3		*	$5,309
AV configuration	16 MB	264 MB	2 MB	2 MB	500 MB	3	*		$5,659

(1) Non-av configurations include a VRAM card.
(2) With an optional $99 adapter, the 6100/60 can support one 7-inch NuBus card.
(3) At press time, Apple decided not to offer this configuration.

