Power Macintosh 7500/100
Desktops1995Uncommon
The Power Mac 7500 and 7600 added a CPU daughter card upgrade path — the processor was on a removable card that could be replaced with a faster G3 card without changing the entire machine. This made them uniquely upgradeable, and a dedicated upgrade market served 7500 and 7600 owners well into the late 1990s. The 7600 at 132–200 MHz was the most capable tower Apple offered to mid-range buyers in 1996.
Reference →Identity
- Manufacturer
- Apple
- Model Number
- M3979
Dates & Pricing
- Introduced
- 1995-08-07
- Discontinued
- 1996-04-01
- Release Year
- 1995
- Original Price (Low)
- $3,000
- Estimated Value
- $150
Processor
- CPU
- PowerPC 601
- CPU Speed
- 100 MHz
- FPU
- Integrated
- Bus Speed
- 50 MHz
- L2 Cache
- 256k (Optional)
Memory
- RAM
- 8-512 MB
- RAM Max
- 1.0 GB
- RAM Slots
- 8
- RAM Type
- 168-pin DIMM
Storage & Display
- Storage
- 1.44 MB Manual-Eject Floppy , 500 MB/1GB SCSI HD , optional CD-ROM
- Graphics
- Built-in video
- Screen Size
- N/A
- Display Type
- N/A
Expansion & Ports
- Expansion Slots
- 3 PCI
- Drive Bays
- 2 3.5"
- Ports
- Video (Monitor): 1 (DB-15) , ADB: 1 , SCSI: 1 (DB-25) , Serial (Geoport): 2* , Ethernet: 2* , Microphone: 1 (PlainTalk) , Sound Out: 1 (16-Bit Stereo) , S-Video Input: 1* , Security (Lock): 1
- Ethernet
- 2*
Software
- Operating System
- 7.5.2
- Min OS
- 7.5.2
- Max OS
- 9.1
Physical
- Weight
- 22.0 lbs
- Dimensions
- 6.15 x 14.4 x 16.9
eBay Sale Prices
Sales
6
Typical Low
$74
25th %ile
Typical High
$107
75th %ile
Avg / Median
$96
$88 med
Full range: $60–$159 across 6 sales
Auction
BIN
BIN + OBO
Median
Typical range
All 6 sales
apple power macintosh powerpc 7600/120 vintage - Powers ON !!! for parts or fix
2026-07-23$159
Power Macintosh 7500/100-PARTS AND REPAIR!
2026-07-16$73
Apple Macintosh 7600/132 PowerPC Desktop Computer
2026-05-16$60
APPLE POWER MACINTOSH 7500/100 PCI not WORKING M3979 complete needs power supply
2026-05-12$110
Power Macintosh 7500/100 M9379 Computer (no power)
2026-05-08$100
RARE Power Macintosh 7500/100 M3979 Computer - UNMOLESTED INSIDE - TO CLEAR
2026-05-05$77
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