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| Developer | Apple Computer |
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| Product family | Centris, Quadra |
| Release date | February 10, 1993 |
| Introductory price | US$2,699 (equivalent to $5,693 in 2023) |
| Discontinued | September 12, 1994 |
| Operating system | System 7.1 to OS 8.1 or with PowerPC Upgrade OS 9.1, A/UX |
| CPU | Motorola 68LC040 or 68040 @ 25 or 33 MHz |
| Memory | 4 or 8 MB onboard, expandable to 132 or 136 MB (80 ns 72-pin SIMM) |
| Dimensions | Height: 6 inches (15 cm) Width: 13 inches (33 cm) Depth: 16.5 inches (42 cm) |
| Mass | 25 pounds (11 kg) |
| Predecessor | Macintosh IIci Macintosh Quadra 700 |
| Successor | Power Macintosh 7100 Power Macintosh 8100 |
| Related | Macintosh Quadra 610 |
The Macintosh Quadra 650, originally sold as the Macintosh Centris 650, is a personal computer designed, manufactured and sold by Apple Computer from February 1993 to September 1994. The Centris 650 was introduced alongside the smaller Centris 610 as the replacement for the Macintosh IIci and Quadra 700, and it was intended as the start of the new midrange Centris line of computers.[1] Later in 1993, Apple decided to follow an emerging industry trend of naming product families for their target customers – Quadra for business, LC for education, and Performa for home – and folded the Centris 650 into the Quadra family.[2]
The Quadra 650 was discontinued without a direct replacement in September 1994, although the recently introduced Power Macintosh 7100, which has the same IIvx form factor as the 650, had a similar target audience and was sold in the same price range.
- ^ Gruman, Galen (April 1993). "Centris 610 & 650 - Two new midrange performers replace the venerable Mac II line". Macworld. Vol. 10, no. 4. pp. 106–113.
- ^ Sieter, Charles (December 1993). "New 040 Macs - We sort out the complex new lineup". Macworld. Vol. 10, no. 12. pp. 92–98.