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Family PowerMac G3/G4/G5 PowerMac G3/G4/G5
Codename P57 ?
Gestalt ID 406 406
Minimum OS 9.2.2 10.2.3
Maximum OS 10.5.8 10.5.8
Introduced August 2002 January 2003
Terminated Late 2004 June 2003
Processor REMOVEPower Macintosh G4 (Mirrored Drive Doors) REMOVEPower Macintosh G4 (FireWire 800)
CPU PowerPC 7455 "G4" PowerPC 7455 "G4"
CPU Speed 2x867 MHz/2x1.0 GHz/2x1.25 GHz 1.0/2x1.25/2x1.42 GHz
FPU integrated integrated
Bus Speed 166 MHz 166 MHz
Register Width 32-bit 32-bit
Data Bus Width 64-bit 64-bit
Address Bus Width 32-bit 32-bit
Level 1 Cache 32 kB data, 32 kB instruction 32 kB data, 32 kB instruction
Level 2 Cache 256 kB on-processor 256 kB on-processor
Level 3 Cache 1 MB DDR SDRAM per-processor, 1:4 (2 MB for 2x 1.25 GHz) 1 MB DDR SDRAM per-processor, 1:4 (2 MB for 2x 1.42 GHz)
ROM 1 MB ROM + 3 MB toolbox ROM loaded into RAM 1 MB ROM + 3 MB toolbox ROM loaded into RAM
RAM Type PC2700 DDR PC2700 DDR
Minimum RAM Speed 333 MHz 333 MHz
Onboard RAM 0 MB 0 MB
RAM slots 4 4
Maximum RAM 2.0 GB 2.0 GB
Expansion Slots 4 64-bit 33 MHz PCI, 1 4x AGP (filled) 4 64-bit 33 MHz PCI, 1 4x AGP (filled)
Video REMOVEPower Macintosh G4 (Mirrored Drive Doors) REMOVEPower Macintosh G4 (FireWire 800)
GPU ATI Radeon 9000 Pro ATI Radeon 9000 Pro
VRAM 64 MB 64 MB
Max Resolution all resolutions supported all resolutions supported
Video Out VGA/DVI, ADC VGA/DVI, ADC
Storage REMOVEPower Macintosh G4 (Mirrored Drive Doors) REMOVEPower Macintosh G4 (FireWire 800)
Hard Drive 60/80/120 GB 60/80/120 GB
ATA Bus Ultra ATA-66, Ultra ATA-100 Ultra ATA-100
Optical Drive 24x/8x/4x/6x/2x/1x CD-RW/DVD-R 32x/32x/10x/12x CD-RW/DVD-ROM
Input/Output REMOVEPower Macintosh G4 (Mirrored Drive Doors) REMOVEPower Macintosh G4 (FireWire 800)
USB 2 2
Firewire 2 2
Audio Out 2x stereo 16 bit mini, Pro Speaker 2x stereo 16 bit mini, Pro Speaker
Audio In stereo 16 bit mini stereo 16 bit mini
Speaker mono mono
Firewire800   1
Networking REMOVEPower Macintosh G4 (Mirrored Drive Doors) REMOVEPower Macintosh G4 (FireWire 800)
Modem 56 kbps 56 kbps
Ethernet 10/100/1000Base-T 10/100/1000Base-T
Wi-Fi optional 802.11b card optional 802.11b/g card
Bluetooth   internal support
Miscellaneous REMOVEPower Macintosh G4 (Mirrored Drive Doors) REMOVEPower Macintosh G4 (FireWire 800)
Power 338 Watts 338 Watts
Dimensions 17" H x 8.9" W x 18.4" D 17" H x 8.9" W x 18.4" D
Weight 42 lbs. 42 lbs.
Notes

the dual-867 MHz model shipped with 32 MB NVIDIA GeForce4 GX graphics card, had a 133 MHz system bus, used 266 MHz PC2100 DDR SDRAM, and shipped with a CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive.

The 1.0 GHz model used 266 MHz PC2100 DDR SDRAM, had a 133 MHz bus, and used a 64 MB NVIDIA GeForce4 MX graphics card. The dual 1.42 GHz model included a 32x/16x/8x/8x/4x CD-RW/DVD-R drive.

Description Announced in August 2002, The PowerMac G4 (Mirrored Drive Doors) included several motherboard enhancements borrowed from the previously released Xserve rackmount server. The bus speed on most models was raised to 166 MHz, and a PC2100/2700 Double Data Rate SDRAM memory bus was included. Dual processors were included across the entire line, as were enhanced graphics cards.

The G4 (MDD) was one of the loudest PowerMacs ever, and gained the nickname "G4 Windtunnel" for this reason (A fan and power supply replacement plan was subsequently offered by Apple). It shipped in three configurations: a dual 867 MHz model, with 256 MB of RAM, a 60 GB hard drive, a CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive, and a 32 MB NVIDIA GeForce4 MX graphics card was $1699; dual 1 and 1.25 GHz models shipped with 256 and 512 MB of RAM, 80 and 120 GB hard drives, a DVD-R/CD-RW "SuperDrive" and an ATI Radeon 9000 Pro graphics card, for $2499 and $3299, respectively. All models were discontinued in January 2003.

In July 2003, with the arrival of the PowerMac G5, the PowerMac G4 (MDD) was revived as the last OS 9 Bootable PowerMac ever. This configuration included a single 1.25 GHz processor, 256 MB of RAM, an 80 GB hard drive and a Combo CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive, for $1299. Dual processor models were made available as BTO configurations.

Introduced in January 2003, The PowerMac G4 (FireWire 800) was primarily a speed bump of the G4 MDD line, although it did include several architecture enhancements. The most exciting new features were the inclusion of a single FireWire 800 port, internal support for the BlueTooth wireless standard, and support for the AirPort Extreme wireless networking system. AirPort Extreme was the Apple moniker for the 802.11g standard, which supported speeds of up to 54 Mbps and was backward compatible with existing 802.11b/AirPort devices.

The PowerMac G4 (FW800) represented the fastest and least expensive line of PowerMacs Apple had ever introduced. The 1.0 GHz model, with 256 MB of RAM, a CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive, a 60 GB hard drive and a 64 MB NVIDIA GeForce4 MX graphics card, sold for $1499. The dual 1.25 GHz model, with 256 MB of RAM, a CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive, an 80 GB hard drive, and a 64 MB ATI Radeon 9000 Pro graphics card, sold for $1999. The high-end dual 1.42 GHz model, with 512 MB of RAM, a CD-RW/DVD-R drive, a 120 GB hard disk and a 64 MB ATI Radeon 9000 Pro graphics card, was a modest $2699, making it the cheapest high-end Power Mac ever.

The PowerMac G4 (FireWire 800) was discontinued in June of 2003 and was replaced by the PowerMac G5.

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