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Power Macintosh G4/1.25 DP (FireWire 800)

● Vintage 2003 · iPod era Power Macintosh

Introduced

2003

Original price

$ 1499

Processor

PowerPC 7455 (G4)

Original OS

Mac OS X 10.2.3

Max OS

Mac OS X 10.5.8

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Pre-Mac

Mac era

iMac era

iPod era

iPhone era

Silicon

Processor

ProcessorPowerPC 7455 (G4)

Speed1.25 GHz

Cores2 (dual processor)

Architecture32-bit

Cache256k L2 (on chip), 1 MB DDR SRAM L3 backside

System bus167 MHz

Memory & graphics

Standard RAM256 MB

Max RAM2 GB

RAM typePC2700 DDR SDRAM

GPUATI Radeon 9000 Pro (4X AGP)

VRAM64 MB DDR SDRAM

Resolutionsup to 1920x1200 (dual display support)

Storage

Storage80 GB Ultra ATA/100 (7200 RPM)

Connectivity

FireWireFireWire 400 and FireWire 800

Wi-FiAirPort Extreme (802.11g) optional

BluetoothBluetooth 1.1 optional

Software

Original OSMac OS X 10.2.3

Max OSMac OS X 10.5.8

Apple statusVintage

Power

Weight42.0 lbs (19.1 kg)

Dimensions432mm x 226mm x 467mm (H x W x D)

Identifiers

Model IDPowerMac3,6

Model N°M8570

EMC1914

Order N°M8840LL/A

Lifecycle

Introduced2003

Apple statusVintage

History

The PowerMac G4 (FireWire 800) was primarily a speed increment of the G4 MDD line, although it included several architectural improvements. The most interesting 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 name used by Apple for the 802.11g standard, which supported speeds up to 54 Mbps and was compatible with existing 802.11b/AirPort devices. The PowerMac G4 (FW800) represented the fastest and least expensive PowerMac line that 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, was sold for $1499 US dollars. 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, was sold for $1999 US dollars. The high-end dual 1.42 GHz model, with 512 MB of RAM, a CD-RW/DVD-R drive, a 120 GB hard drive, and a 64 MB ATI Radeon 9000 Pro graphics card, cost $2699 US dollars, making it the most affordable high-end Power Mac ever made.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_Mac_G4 · Wikipedia

Trivia

• The PowerMac G4 (FireWire 800) was the first Mac desktop to offer an integrated FireWire 800 port, doubling the data transfer speed compared to the previous FireWire 400. • With native support for AirPort Extreme (802.11g), this model represented a significant technological leap, reaching wireless speeds up to 54 Mbps, well three times faster than the previous 802.11b standard. • The PowerMac G4 (FW800) was the most powerful and affordable Apple computer ever launched up to that point, with the dual 1.42 GHz model at just $2699, becoming the most accessible high-end Mac in the company's history.

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