Workgroup Server 6150, 7250, 8550: Comparison Chart

This article is a comparison chart for the Workgroup Server 6150, 7250, and 8550.


Here is a chart comparing the Workgroup Server 6150, 7250, and 8550.

Product Features       6150/66          7250/120          8550/132
---------------------  ---------------  ---------------   ---------------
Processor              601/66 MHz       601/120 MHz       604/132 MHz
L2 Cache               256 KB           256 KB            512 KB
CPU Card               No               No                Yes
RAM (shipping with)    16 MB            16 MB             24 MB
RAM (expandable to)    128 MB           256 MB            512 MB
Number of RAM Slots    2                4                 8  
VRAM                   DRAM video       1 MB (2)          2 MB (2)
Number of VRAM Slots   n/a              4                 4
Expansion Slots        1PDS/NuBus       3 PCI             3 PCI
Drive Bays             3                4                 4 (1)
Internal HD            1.2 GB           1.2 GB            2 GB
Internal CD Player     AppleCD 600i     AppleCD 600i      AppleCD 600i
Internal Floppy Drive  1.4MB SuperDrive 1.4MB SuperDrive  1.4MB SuperDrive

Internal DAT Drive     n/a              n/a               DDS-2 DAT Drive
System SW              System 7.5.1     System 7.5.3      System 7.5.3
                                       OT 1.1            OT 1.1
Configurations         Two              Three             Four


(1) The Workgroup Server 8550 has four drive bays set up by Apple. An additional "fifth" drive bay can be added to the lowest bay, but the drive cage and cable have to be provided by a third party and installed by an authorized Apple service technician.

(2) VRAM DIMMs must be 112-pin fast-paged mode, 32 bit wide, and 70 ns RAM access time or faster. Do not use 256K VRAM SIMMs.
Published Date: Feb 18, 2012