Timeline of Macintosh models
This timeline of Macintosh models lists all major types of Macintosh computers produced by Apple Computer in order of introduction date. Macintosh Performa models were often physically identical to other models, in which case they are omitted in favor of the identical twin. Also not listed are model numbers that identify software bundles. For example, the Performa 6115CD and 6116CD differed only in software and were identical to the Power Macintosh 6100, so only the 6100 is listed below. The Apple Network Server and Apple Lisa are included, as they filled high-end niches of the Macintosh line despite not directly running Mac OS.
Timeline
1980s
Year | Launched | Model | Family | Discontinued |
1983 | January 19 | Lisa* | Compact | August, 1986 |
*The Lisa is included, although it is not a Macintosh, due to its compatibility with Macintosh software and common use as an early Macintosh development platform.
1990s
1993 | February 10 | Macintosh LC III / III+ | LC | February 14, 1994 |
Macintosh Color Classic | Compact | May 16, 1994 |
Centris 610 | Centris | October 21, 1993 |
Centris 650 | Centris | October 21, 1993 |
Quadra 800 | Quadra | March 14, 1994 |
PowerBook 165c | PowerBook | December 13, 1993 |
March 22 | Workgroup Server 80 | Workgroup Server | October 17, 1995 |
Workgroup Server 95 | Workgroup Server | April 3, 1995 |
June 7 | PowerBook 145b | PowerBook | July 18, 1994 |
PowerBook 180c | PowerBook | March 14, 1994 |
June 28 | Macintosh LC 520 | LC | February 2, 1994 |
July 26 | Workgroup Server 60 | Workgroup Server | October 17, 1995 |
July 29 | Centris / Quadra 660AV | Centris / Quadra | September 12, 1994 |
Quadra 840AV | Quadra | July 18, 1994 |
August 16 | PowerBook 165 | PowerBook | July 18, 1994 |
October 10 | Macintosh Color Classic II | Compact | November 1, 1995 |
October 21 | Macintosh TV | LC | February 1, 1995 |
Quadra 605 | Quadra | October 17, 1994 |
Quadra 610 | Quadra | July 18, 1994 |
Quadra 650 | Quadra | September 12, 1994 |
PowerBook Duo 250 | PowerBook Duo | May 16, 1994 |
PowerBook Duo 270c | PowerBook Duo | May 16, 1994 |
1994 | February 2 | Macintosh LC 550 | LC | March 23, 1995 |
Macintosh LC 575 | LC | April 3, 1995 |
March 14 | Power Macintosh 6100 | Power Macintosh | May 18, 1996 |
Power Macintosh 7100 | Power Macintosh | January 6, 1996 |
Power Macintosh 8100 | Power Macintosh | August 14, 1996 |
April 26 | Workgroup Server 6150 | Workgroup Server | October 1, 1995 |
Workgroup Server 8150 | Workgroup Server | February 26, 1996 |
Workgroup Server 9150 | Workgroup Server | February 26, 1996 |
May 16 | PowerBook 520/c | PowerBook 500 | September 16, 1995 |
PowerBook 540/c | PowerBook 500 | August 16, 1995 |
PowerBook 550 | PowerBook 500 | April 1, 1996 |
PowerBook Duo 280 | PowerBook Duo | November 14, 1994 |
PowerBook Duo 280c | PowerBook Duo | January 1, 1996 |
July 18 | Quadra 630 | Quadra | April 17, 1995 |
PowerBook 150 | PowerBook | October 14, 1995 |
1995 | January 28 | Power Macintosh 6200 / 6300 | Power Macintosh | October 17, 1996 |
April 3 | Macintosh LC 580 | LC | October 1, 1995 |
Performa 5200 | Performa | October 1, 1996 |
June 19 | Power Macintosh 9500 | Power Macintosh | February 17, 1997 |
August 7 | Power Macintosh 7200 | Power Macintosh | April 1, 1996 |
Power Macintosh 7500 | Power Macintosh | February 17, 1997 |
Power Macintosh 8500 | Power Macintosh | February 17, 1997 |
August 28 | PowerBook 190 | PowerBook | September 1, 1996 |
PowerBook 5300 | PowerBook | September 1, 1996 |
PowerBook Duo 2300c | PowerBook Duo | February 1, 1997 |
1996 | February 15 | Apple Network Server 500* | Network Server | April 1, 1997 |
Apple Network Server 700/150* | Network Server | April 1, 1997 |
February 26 | Workgroup Server 7250 | Workgroup Server | April 21, 1997 |
Workgroup Server 8550 | Workgroup Server | April 21, 1997 |
March 10 | Performa 5260 / 5300 | Performa | April 1, 1997 |
April 1 | Performa 5400 | Performa | February 17, 1997 |
Power Macintosh 7600 | Power Macintosh | October 1, 1997 |
October 16 | Apple Network Server 700/200* | Network Server | April 1, 1997 |
October 17 | Performa 6360 | Performa | October 1, 1997 |
October 23 | Performa 6400 | Performa | May 1, 1997 |
November 15 | Power Macintosh 4400 | Power Macintosh | October 11, 1997 |
November 20 | PowerBook 1400 | PowerBook | May 6, 1998 |
*The Apple Network Server is technically not a Macintosh, but is included here for completeness.
1997 | February 17 | Power Macintosh 5500 | Power Macintosh | March 31, 1998 |
Power Macintosh 6500 | Power Macintosh | March 14, 1998 |
Power Macintosh 7300 | Power Macintosh | November 10, 1997 |
Power Macintosh 8600 | Power Macintosh | February 17, 1998 |
Power Macintosh 9600 | Power Macintosh | March 17, 1998 |
PowerBook 3400 | PowerBook | March 14, 1998 |
March 20 | Twentieth Anniversary Macintosh | Power Macintosh | March 14, 1998 |
April 21 | Workgroup Server 7350 | Workgroup Server | March 2, 1998 |
Workgroup Server 9650 | Workgroup Server | March 2, 1998 |
May 8 | PowerBook 2400c | PowerBook | March 14, 1998 |
November 10 | Power Macintosh G3 desktop | Power Macintosh | January 5, 1999 |
Power Macintosh G3 minitower | Power Macintosh | January 5, 1999 |
PowerBook G3 | PowerBook G3 | March 14, 1998 |
1998 | January 31 | Power Macintosh G3 AIO | Power Macintosh | October 17, 1998 |
March 2 | Macintosh Server G3 | Macintosh Server | January 1, 1999 |
May 6 | PowerBook G3 series | PowerBook G3 | May 10, 1999 |
August 15 | iMac G3 | iMac | May 10, 1999 |
2000s
2003 | January 7 | PowerBook G4 Aluminum (12") | PowerBook G4 | May 16, 2006 |
PowerBook G4 Aluminum (17") | PowerBook G4 | April 24, 2006 |
February 10 | Xserve slot loading | Xserve | January 6, 2004 |
Xserve Cluster Node | Xserve | January 6, 2004 |
June 23 | Power Mac G5 | Power Macintosh | June 9, 2004 |
September 16 | PowerBook G4 Aluminum (15") | PowerBook G4 | February 14, 2006 |
October 22 | iBook G4 (12" / 14") | iBook | May 16, 2006 |
November 18 | iMac G4 20" | iMac | August 31, 2004 |
2004 | January 6 | Xserve G5 | Xserve | August 7, 2006 |
Xserve Cluster Node G5 | Xserve | August 7, 2006 |
June 9 | Power Mac G5 FX | Power Macintosh | October 19, 2005 |
August 31 | iMac G5 17" | iMac | January 10, 2006 |
iMac G5 20" | iMac | March 20, 2006 |
2005 | January 11 | Mac mini | Mac mini | February 28, 2006 |
October 19 | Power Mac G5 dual core | Power Macintosh | August 7, 2006 |
2006 | January 10 | iMac Core Duo | iMac | September 6, 2006 |
February 14 | MacBook Pro (15") | MacBook | February 26, 2008 |
February 28 | Mac mini Core Solo | Mac mini | September 6, 2006 |
Mac mini Core Duo | Mac mini | August 7, 2007 |
April 24 | MacBook Pro (17") | MacBook | February 26, 2008 |
May 16 | MacBook | MacBook | November 8, 2008 |
August 7 | Mac Pro | Mac Pro | January 8, 2008 |
Xserve (Intel) | Xserve | January 8, 2008 |
September 6 | iMac 17" Core 2 Duo | iMac | August 7, 2007 |
iMac 20" Core 2 Duo | iMac | August 7, 2007 |
iMac 24" Core 2 Duo | iMac | August 7, 2007 |
October 24 | MacBook Pro (Late 2006) | MacBook | June 5, 2007 |
November 8 | MacBook (Late 2006) | MacBook | May 15, 2007 |
2008 | January 8 | Xserve Harpertown | Xserve | April 7, 2009 |
Mac Pro Harpertown | Mac Pro | March 3, 2009 |
January 15 | MacBook Air | MacBook | October 14, 2008 |
February 26 | MacBook Penryn | MacBook | October 14, 2008 |
MacBook Pro Penryn 15" | MacBook | October 14, 2008 |
MacBook Pro Penryn 17" | MacBook | January 6, 2009 |
April 28 | iMac (early 2008) | iMac | March 3, 2009 |
October 14 | MacBook Air Penryn | MacBook | June 8, 2009 |
MacBook White | MacBook | January 29, 2009 |
MacBook Aluminum | MacBook | June 8, 2009 |
MacBook Pro (Unibody) 15" | MacBook | June 8, 2009 |
2009 | January 6 | MacBook Pro (Unibody) 17" | MacBook | June 8, 2009 |
January 29 | MacBook White (early 2009) | MacBook | May 27, 2009 |
March 3 | Mac mini (early 2009) | Mac mini | October 20, 2009 |
iMac (early 2009) | iMac | October 20, 2009 |
Mac Pro (early 2009) | Mac Pro | August 9, 2010 |
April 7 | Xserve Nehalem | Xserve | January 31, 2011 |
May 27 | MacBook (mid-2009) | MacBook | October 20, 2009 |
June 8 | MacBook Pro 13" (Mid 2009) | MacBook | April 13, 2010 |
MacBook Pro 15" (Mid 2009) | MacBook | April 13, 2010 |
MacBook Pro 17" (Mid 2009) | MacBook | April 13, 2010 |
MacBook Air (Mid 2009) | MacBook | September 1, 2010 |
October 20 | Mac mini (Late 2009) | Mac mini | June 15, 2010 |
iMac (Late 2009) | iMac | July 27, 2010 |
Macbook (Late 2009) | Macbook | May 18, 2010 |
2010s
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