Power Macintosh
Power Macintosh G4 Model Guide
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Confused by all the models using the name Power Macintosh G4? This table sorts them out. In all cases except the last, models were available in two to four processor speeds. Note that the FireWire 800 model cannot boot the classic Mac OS. The June 2003 model was introduced as the last Power Mac to boot the classic Mac OS.
| Model |
(five slots) |
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| Code Name |
Yikes! |
Sawtooth |
Mystic |
Digital Audio |
Quicksilver |
Quicksilver 2002 |
Mirror Drive Door | ||||
| Introduced | 8/31/99 | 7/19/00 | 1/9/01 |
7/18/01 |
1/28/02 |
8/13/02 |
1/28/03 |
6/23/03 |
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| Base Price |
$1,599 |
$2,499 |
$1,799 |
$1,799 |
$2,799 |
$1,799-3,499 |
$1,599-2,999 |
$1,699-3,299 |
$1,499-2,699 |
$1,299-1,599 |
|
| CPU | G4 (PPC 7400) |
G4 (PPC 7410) |
G4 (PPC 7450) | G4 (PPC 7455) | |||||||
| CPU Speed |
350, 400 MHz |
350, 400, 450, 500 MHz |
450, 500 MHz |
400, 450 MHz |
466, 533 MHz |
667, 733 MHz |
733, 867 MHz |
800, 933 MHz |
867 MHz |
1.0, 1.25, 1.42 GHz |
1.25 GHz |
| Bus Speed | 100 MHz | 133 MHz | 133/167 MHz |
167 MHz |
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| Base RAM |
64 MB |
64/128/256 MB |
128/256 MB |
64 MB |
128 MB |
256 MB |
128-256 MB |
256/512 MB |
256/512 MB |
256 MB |
|
| Max RAM |
1.0 GB |
2.0 GB |
1.5 GB |
2.0 GB | |||||||
| Minimum OS | 8.6 | 9.0.4 | 9.1 | 9.2 |
10.2 |
9.2 |
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| Hard Drive |
10 GB |
10/20/27 GB |
30/40 GB |
20 GB |
30/40 GB |
60 GB |
40/60/80 GB |
60/80/120 GB |
60/80/120 GB |
|
|
| Video |
ATI Rage 128 |
ATI Rage 128 or |
ATI Rage 128 Pro AGP 2X slot |
ATI Rage 128 Pro or Nvidia GeForce 2 |
Nvidia GeForce 2 |
Nvidia GeForce2 MX |
Radeon 7500 on G4/800, |
Nvidia GeForce4 MX Radeon 9000 Pro |
|
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| VRAM | 16 MB |
16 MB - ATI |
32 MB |
32 MB on 800 |
32/64 MB |
64 MB | |||||
| CD/DVD | 32x CD DVD optional |
DVD |
2x DVD |
8/4/32x CD-RW |
8/4/32x CD-RW or SuperDrive |
Combo or SuperDrive | |||||
| SCSI |
no |
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| ADB |
no |
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| USB 1.1 |
2 |
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| USB 2.0 |
no |
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| FireWire 400 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
||||||||
| FireWire 800 |
no |
1 |
no |
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| PCI Slots |
3 64-bit |
3 64-bit |
none |
4 64-bit |
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| Ethernet | 10/100 |
10/100/1000 |
10/100 |
10/100/1000 |
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| Modem |
v.90 |
v.92 | |||||||||
| H/W/D | 17.0"/8.9"/18.4" |
9.8"/7.7"/7.7" |
17.0"/8.9"/18.4" |
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| Weight | 30.0 lbs. |
14.0 lbs. |
30.0 lbs. |
31.0 lbs. |
42.0 lbs. | ||||||
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