The Macintosh Performa 5300CD is a personal computer that was designed, manufactured, and sold by Apple from 1995 to 1996 as part of the Macintosh Performa series of Macintosh computers. The computer has been introduced on October 1, 1995.

The new Performa 5300CD features a 100 MHz PowerPC 603e processor, 15″ Color CRT display, 8 MB or 16 MB of RAM, 1.2 GB hard drive, 4x CD-ROM drive, and 1.44 MB floppy drive.

This Performa has been discontinued on May 1, 1996.

Today Macintosh Performa 5300CD is 27 years old!

Macintosh Performa 5300CD Release Date

Introduced	October 1, 1995
Discontinued	May 1, 1996
Model Identifier	41
Model Number	Unknown
Order Number	Unknown
Original Price	Unknown
Colors	Platinum
Weight	47 Ibs. 21.318 KG
Dimensions	17.5” H x 15.1” W x 16” D 44.45 cm H x 38.35 cm W x 40.64 cm D

Tech Specs

Processor

Processor	PowerPC 603e
Processor Speed	100 MHz
Architecture	32-bit
Number of Cores	1
System Bus	40 MHz
Cache	32 KB L1 256 KB L2
Coprocessor	Built-in FPU

Storage & Media

Storage	1.2 GB
Media	1 – 1.44 MB Floppy 1 – 4x CD-ROM

Memory

Built-in Memory	8 MB 16 MB
Maximum Memory	64 MB
Memory Slots	2 – 72 pin SIMM
Minimum Speed	80 ns
ROM	Unknown
Interleaving Support	No

Display

Built-in Display	15″ Shadow Mask RGB CRT Display
Resolution	640×480 at 16-bit 800×600 at 8-bit 832×624 at 8-bit

Graphics

Graphics Card	None
Graphics Memory	1 MB
Display Connection	None

Expansion

Expansion Slots	1 – LC PDS (Cache Bus) 1 – Comm. Slot 1 – Video I/O 1 – TV Tuner
Hard Drive Interface	IDE

Connections

Ethernet	None
Modem	None
ADB	1
Serial	2
SCSI	1 – DB-25
Floppy Port	None
Audio In	1 – 3.5-mm analog input jack 1 – Built-in microphone
Audio Out	2 – 3.5-mm analog output jack 2 – Built-in speaker
Display	None

Software

Original OS	System Software 7.5.1
Maximum OS	Mac OS 9.1
Firmware	Macintosh ROM

Power

Backup Battery	4.5 V Alkaline
Maximum Continuous Power	220 W
Line Voltage	Unknown

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References:
Apple Support – Macintosh Performa 5300CD: Technical Specifications