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Mac Systems: Apple: Power Macintosh G4

The Power Macintosh G4 features PowerPC 74xx (G4) processors in the wonderfully easy-to-upgrade case design introduced with the Power Macintosh G3 (Blue). The Power Macintosh G4 Cube features a unique, compact design that was not financially successful, but inspired the Mac mini series. Complete technical specifications are below.

For answers to all your Power Macintosh G4 questions, please check out the Power Macintosh G4 Q&A and Power Macintosh G4 Cube Q&A.

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1 Apple Computer Processor Power Macintosh G4 400 (PCI) 400 MHz PowerPC 7400 (G4)
Intro. August 31, 1999 Disc. October 13, 1999*
Order M7631LL/A Model M5183 (EMC 1832)
Family Power Mac G4 - PCI ID PowerMac1,2
RAM 64 MB VRAM 16 MB
Storage 10 GB HDD Optical 32X CD-ROM
Complete Power Macintosh G4 400 (PCI) Specs
Power Macintosh G4 450 (AGP) 450 MHz PowerPC 7400 (G4)
Intro. August 31, 1999* Disc. July 19, 2000*
Order M7232LL/A* Model M5183 (EMC 1810/1843*)
Family Power Mac G4 - AGP ID PowerMac3,1
RAM 128 MB, 256 MB* VRAM 16 MB
Storage 20, 27 GB HDD Optical 5X DVD-ROM, RAM
Complete Power Macintosh G4 450 (AGP) Specs
Power Macintosh G4 500 (AGP) 500 MHz PowerPC 7400 (G4)
Intro. August 31, 1999* Disc. July 19, 2000*
Order M7629LL/A* Model M5183 (EMC 1843)
Family Power Mac G4 - AGP ID PowerMac3,1
RAM 256 MB VRAM 16 MB
Storage 27 GB HDD Optical 5X DVD-RAM
Complete Power Macintosh G4 500 (AGP) Specs
Power Macintosh G4 350 (PCI) 350 MHz PowerPC 7400 (G4)
Intro. October 13, 1999 Disc. December 2, 1999
Order M7826LL/A Model M5183 (EMC 1832)
Family Power Mac G4 - PCI ID PowerMac1,2
RAM 64 MB VRAM 16 MB
Storage 10 GB HDD Optical 32X CD-ROM
Complete Power Macintosh G4 350 (PCI) Specs
Power Macintosh G4 400 (AGP) 400 MHz PowerPC 7400 (G4)
Intro. October 13, 1999* Disc. February 16, 2000*
Order M7824LL/A* Model M5183 (EMC 1810/1843*)
Family Power Mac G4 - AGP ID PowerMac3,1
RAM 64 MB, 128 MB* VRAM 16 MB
Storage 10, 20 GB HDD Optical 5X DVD-ROM
Complete Power Macintosh G4 400 (AGP) Specs
Power Macintosh G4 350 (AGP) 350 MHz PowerPC 7400 (G4)
Intro. December 2, 1999 Disc. February 16, 2000
Order M7827LL/A Model M5183 (EMC 1843)
Family Power Mac G4 - AGP ID PowerMac3,1
RAM 64 MB VRAM 16 MB
Storage 10 GB HDD Optical 5X DVD-ROM
Complete Power Macintosh G4 350 (AGP) Specs
Power Macintosh G4 400 (Gigabit) 400 MHz PowerPC 7400 (G4)
Intro. July 19, 2000 Disc. January 9, 2001
Order M7891LL/A Model M5183 (EMC 1856)
Family Gigabit Ethernet ID PowerMac3,3
RAM 64 MB VRAM 16 MB
Storage 20 GB HDD Optical 5X DVD-ROM
Complete Power Macintosh G4 400 (Gigabit) Specs
Power Macintosh G4 450 DP (Gigabit) 450 MHz PowerPC 7400 (G4) x2
Intro. July 19, 2000 Disc. January 9, 2001
Order M7892LL/A Model M5183 (EMC 1864)
Family Gigabit Ethernet ID PowerMac3,3
RAM 128 MB VRAM 16 MB
Storage 30 GB HDD Optical 5X DVD-ROM
Complete Power Macintosh G4 450 DP (Gigabit) Specs
Power Macintosh G4 500 DP (Gigabit) 500 MHz PowerPC 7400 (G4) x2
Intro. July 19, 2000 Disc. January 9, 2001
Order M7893LL/A* Model M5183 (EMC 1864)
Family Gigabit Ethernet ID PowerMac3,3
RAM 256 MB VRAM 16 MB
Storage 40 GB HDD Optical 5X DVD-ROM, RAM
Complete Power Macintosh G4 500 DP (Gigabit) Specs
Power Macintosh G4 450 Cube 450 MHz PowerPC 7400 (G4)
Intro. July 19, 2000 Disc. July 3, 2001*
Order M7642LL/A Model M7886 (EMC 1844)
Family Power Mac G4 Cube ID PowerMac5,1
RAM 64, 128, 256 MB* VRAM 16 MB*
Storage 20 GB* HDD Optical 5X DVD-ROM*
Complete Power Macintosh G4 450 Cube Specs
Power Macintosh G4 500 Cube 500 MHz PowerPC 7400* (G4)
Intro. July 19, 2000 Disc. July 3, 2001*
Order BTO/CTO Model M7886 (EMC 1844)
Family Power Mac G4 Cube ID PowerMac5,1
RAM 128 MB VRAM 16 MB
Storage 30 GB* HDD Optical 5X DVD-ROM*
Complete Power Macintosh G4 500 Cube Specs
Power Macintosh G4 466 (Digital Audio) 466 MHz PowerPC 7410 (G4)
Intro. January 9, 2001 Disc. July 18, 2001
Order M7627LL/A Model M5183 (EMC 1862)
Family Digital Audio ID PowerMac3,4
RAM 128 MB VRAM 16 MB
Storage 30 GB HDD Optical 8X CD-RW
Complete Power Macintosh G4 466 (Digital Audio) Specs
Power Macintosh G4 533 (Digital Audio) 533 MHz PowerPC 7410 (G4)
Intro. January 9, 2001 Disc. July 18, 2001
Order M7688LL/A Model M5183 (EMC 1862)
Family Digital Audio ID PowerMac3,4
RAM 128 MB VRAM 32 MB
Storage 40 GB HDD Optical 8X CD-RW
Complete Power Macintosh G4 533 (Digital Audio) Specs
Power Macintosh G4 667 (Digital Audio) 667 MHz PowerPC 7450 (G4)
Intro. January 9, 2001 Disc. March 8, 2001
Order M7945LL/A Model M5183 (EMC 1862)
Family Digital Audio ID PowerMac3,4
RAM 256 MB VRAM 32 MB
Storage 60 GB HDD Optical 8X CD-RW
Complete Power Macintosh G4 667 (Digital Audio) Specs
Power Macintosh G4 733 (Digital Audio) 733 MHz PowerPC 7450 (G4)
Intro. January 9, 2001 Disc. July 18, 2001
Order M7681LL/A* Model M5183 (EMC 1862)
Family Digital Audio ID PowerMac3,4
RAM 256 MB VRAM 32 MB
Storage 60 GB HDD Optical 2X "SuperDrive"*
Complete Power Macintosh G4 733 (Digital Audio) Specs
Power Macintosh G4 733 (Quicksilver) 733 MHz PowerPC 7450 (G4)
Intro. July 18, 2001 Disc. January 28, 2002
Order M8359LL/A Model M8493 (EMC 1896)
Family Quicksilver ID PowerMac3,5
RAM 128 MB VRAM 32 MB
Storage 40 GB HDD Optical 12X CD-RW
Complete Power Macintosh G4 733 (Quicksilver) Specs
Power Macintosh G4 867 (Quicksilver) 867 MHz PowerPC 7450 (G4)
Intro. July 18, 2001 Disc. January 28, 2002
Order M8360LL/A Model M8493 (EMC 1896)
Family Quicksilver ID PowerMac3,5
RAM 128 MB VRAM 32 MB
Storage 60 GB HDD Optical 2X "SuperDrive"
Complete Power Macintosh G4 867 (Quicksilver) Specs
Power Macintosh G4 800 DP (Quicksilver) 800 MHz PowerPC 7450 (G4) x2
Intro. July 18, 2001 Disc. January 28, 2002
Order M8361LL/A Model M8493 (EMC 1896)
Family Quicksilver ID PowerMac3,5
RAM 256 MB VRAM 64 MB
Storage 80 GB HDD Optical 2X "SuperDrive"
Complete Power Macintosh G4 800 DP (Quicksilver) Specs
Power Macintosh G4 800 (QS 2002) 800 MHz PowerPC 7455* (G4)
Intro. January 28, 2002 Disc. August 13, 2002
Order M8705LL/A Model M8493 (EMC 1896)
Family Quicksilver 2002 ID PowerMac3,5
RAM 256 MB VRAM 32 MB
Storage 40 GB HDD Optical 24X CD-RW
Complete Power Macintosh G4 800 (QS 2002) Specs
Power Macintosh G4 933 (QS 2002) 933 MHz PowerPC 7455* (G4)
Intro. January 28, 2002 Disc. August 13, 2002
Order M8666LL/A Model M8493 (EMC 1896)
Family Quicksilver 2002 ID PowerMac3,5
RAM 256 MB VRAM 64 MB
Storage 60 GB HDD Optical 2X "SuperDrive"
Complete Power Macintosh G4 933 (QS 2002) Specs
Power Macintosh G4 1.0 DP (QS 2002) 1.0 GHz PowerPC 7455* (G4) x2
Intro. January 28, 2002 Disc. August 13, 2002
Order M8667LL/A Model M8493 (EMC 1896)
Family Quicksilver 2002 ID PowerMac3,5
RAM 512 MB VRAM 64 MB
Storage 80 GB HDD Optical 2X "SuperDrive"
Complete Power Macintosh G4 1.0 DP (QS 2002) Specs
Power Macintosh G4 867 DP (MDD) 867 MHz PowerPC 7455 (G4) x2
Intro. August 13, 2002 Disc. January 28, 2003
Order M8787LL/A Model M8570 (EMC 1914)
Family Mirrored Drive Doors ID PowerMac3,6
RAM 256 MB VRAM 32 MB
Storage 60 GB HDD Optical 8X "Combo Drive"
Complete Power Macintosh G4 867 DP (MDD) Specs
Power Macintosh G4 1.0 DP (MDD) 1.0 GHz PowerPC 7455 (G4) x2
Intro. August 13, 2002 Disc. January 28, 2003
Order M8689LL/A Model M8570 (EMC 1914)
Family Mirrored Drive Doors ID PowerMac3,6
RAM 256 MB VRAM 64 MB
Storage 80 GB HDD Optical 2X "SuperDrive"
Complete Power Macintosh G4 1.0 DP (MDD) Specs
Power Macintosh G4 1.25 DP (MDD) 1.25 GHz PowerPC 7455 (G4)x2
Intro. August 13, 2002 Disc. January 28, 2003
Order M8573LL/A Model M8570 (EMC 1914)
Family Mirrored Drive Doors ID PowerMac3,6
RAM 512 MB VRAM 64 MB
Storage 120 GB HDD Optical 2X "SuperDrive"
Complete Power Macintosh G4 1.25 DP (MDD) Specs
Power Macintosh G4 1.0 (FW 800) 1.0 GHz PowerPC 7455 (G4)
Intro. January 28, 2003 Disc. June 23, 2003
Order M8839LL/A Model M8570 (EMC 1914)
Family Firewire 800 ID PowerMac3,6
RAM 256 MB VRAM 64 MB
Storage 60 GB HDD Optical 12X "Combo Drive"
Complete Power Macintosh G4 1.0 (FW 800) Specs
Power Macintosh G4 1.25 DP (FW 800) 1.25 GHz PowerPC 7455 (G4)x2
Intro. January 28, 2003 Disc. June 23, 2003
Order M8840LL/A Model M8570 (EMC 1914)
Family Firewire 800 ID PowerMac3,6
RAM 256 MB VRAM 64 MB
Storage 80 GB HDD Optical 12X "Combo Drive"
Complete Power Macintosh G4 1.25 DP (FW 800) Specs
Power Macintosh G4 1.42 DP (FW 800) 1.42 GHz PowerPC 7455 (G4)x2
Intro. January 28, 2003 Disc. June 23, 2003
Order M8841LL/A Model M8570 (EMC 1914)
Family Firewire 800 ID PowerMac3,6
RAM 512 MB VRAM 64 MB
Storage 120 GB HDD Optical 4X "SuperDrive"
Complete Power Macintosh G4 1.42 DP (FW 800) Specs
Power Macintosh G4 1.25 (MDD 2003) 1.25 GHz PowerPC 7455 (G4)
Intro. June 23, 2003 Disc. June 9, 2004
Order M9145LL/A Model M8570 (EMC 1914C)
Family Mirrored Drive Doors 2003 ID PowerMac3,6
RAM 256 MB VRAM 64 MB
Storage 80 GB HDD Optical 12X "Combo Drive"
Complete Power Macintosh G4 1.25 (MDD 2003) Specs




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