Power Macintosh G4 (FireWire 800)

Essentials

Family: PowerMac G3/G4/G5

Codename: ?

Gestalt ID: 406

Minimum OS: 10.2.3

Maximum OS: 10.5.8

Introduced: January 2003

Terminated: June 2003

Processor

CPU: PowerPC 7455 "G4"

CPU Speed: 1.0/2x1.25/2x1.42 GHz

FPU: integrated

Bus Speed: 166 MHz

Data Bus Width: 64-bit

Address Bus Width: 32-bit

Level 1 Cache: 32 kB data, 32 kB instruction

Level 2 Cache: 256 kB on-processor

Level 3 Cache: 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

RAM Type: PC2700 DDR

Minimum RAM Speed: 333 MHz

Onboard RAM: 0 MB

RAM slots: 4

Maximum RAM: 2.0 GB

Expansion Slots: 4 64-bit 33 MHz PCI, 1 4x AGP (filled)

Video

GPU: ATI Radeon 9000 Pro

VRAM: 64 MB

Max Resolution: all resolutions supported

Video Out: VGA/DVI, ADC

Storage

Hard Drive: 60/80/120 GB

ATA Bus: Ultra ATA-100

Optical Drive: 32x/32x/10x/12x CD-RW/DVD-ROM

Input/Output

USB: 2

Firewire: 2

Firewire800: 1

Audio Out: 2x stereo 16 bit mini, Pro Speaker

Audio In: stereo 16 bit mini

Speaker: mono

Networking

Modem: 56 kbps

Ethernet: 10/100/1000Base-T

Wi-Fi: optional 802.11b/g card

Bluetooth: internal support

Miscellaneous

Power: 338 Watts

Dimensions: 17" H x 8.9" W x 18.4" D

Weight: 42 lbs.

Notes

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.

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.

Picture Credits:
Apple, Inc.