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Apple Revs G4/350

Dan Knight - 1999.12.02 - Tip Jar

From the day Steve Jobs announced the Power Mac G4, we've all known the Yikes! model was temporary. We pretty much expected it to be discontinued before Macworld Expo at the end of January - and probably before the end of 1999.

Well, Apple quietly did it. If you go to the Apple Store today, you won't see the old G4/350. No more CD-ROM drive. No more PCI video card. Today, it's a Sawtooth machine.

A quick overview of features:

  • 350 MHz G4 with 1 MB L2 cache
  • 64 MB memory
  • 10 GB Ultra ATA hard drive
  • DVD-ROM drive (instead of CD-ROM)
  • RAGE 128 Pro AGP video (old model had PCI video card) - new "Pro" card is up to 40% faster than earlier AGP card, now standard with all G4 systems
  • 56k internal modem (can be removed for $100 saving)
  • AirPort optional (not available on Yikes! machines)
  • OS 9 installed

In short, for exactly the same price as the Yikes G4/350 with CD-ROM, PCI video, and no AirPort support you get a Sawtooth motherboard (with faster memory architecture), DVD, AGP video (twice the bandwidth), and the ability to plug an AirPort card in so it can communicate with an iBook without wires.

And if you don't need a modem, you can order a G4/350 from the Apple Store today for $1,499 plus shipping.

I'm lusting after new computer hardware again. LEM

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Dan Knight has been using Macs since 1986, sold Macs for several years, supported them for many more years, and has been publishing Low End Mac since April 1997. If you find Dan's articles helpful, please consider making a donation to his tip jar.

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