| Introduced: | August 8, 1995 |
| MSRP: | $3999 |
| CPU: | 604, 604e |
| CPU speed: | various |
| Shipped with system version: | 7.5.2 |
| RAM: | 16 MB, expandable to 512 MB |
| Discontinued: | February 17, 1997 |
Billed as a high-end graphics computer, the Power Macintosh 8500 was also the first Macintosh to ship with a replaceable daughtercard. Additional features included ports for S-Video and composite video.
As with the other models in the x500 series, the 8500 underwent several "speed bump" modifications during its production. It originally shipped with a 120 MHz PowerPC 604 CPU, later with the same chip running at 150 MHz, and finally with a PowerPC 604e running at 180 MHz.
See also: List of Macintosh models grouped by CPU