The computer featured an Intel 80286 clocked at 12 MHz and was available in three models, the most expensive having a 20-MB hard disk drive.

Chicony sold a bare-bones version of the computer without motherboard, which saw widespread use among systems integrators and original equipment manufacturers.

The unit weighs between 17.6 and 19.8 pounds (8.0 and 9.0 kg), depending on the floppy and hard drive configuration chosen.

[7] Chicony inhibited RF interference through the use of metallic paint applied to the inside of the case, which was manufactured from ABS.

Chicony also sold a bare-bones version of the Rabbit 286, called the Model A, which included the case,[4] the 160 W, 110/220 VAC power supply unit,[1] the keyboard, and the LCD and its display adapter card, but no motherboard or associated logic.

[4] System integrators and OEMs made heavy use of the Rabbit 286 chassis, with Catherine D. Miller of PC Magazine calling it "ubiquitous".

[9] Mitt Jones wrote that, as a positive consequence, buyers could "now buy off-brand machines comparable with Compaq's paradigm for half the price or less".

[6] Reviewing the Portacomp II 286-16, a portable sold by Data World based on the Rabbit chassis, Miller praised its ability to display graphics internally and externally at the same time, making it "especially useful for sales demos on the road".