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Apple Power Macintosh G4 867 (Quicksilver) Specs

Identifiers: Quicksilver - M8360LL/A - PowerMac3,5 - M8493 - 1896

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Apple Power Mac G4The Apple Power Macintosh G4/867 (Quicksilver) features an 867 MHz PowerPC 7450 (G4) processor with the AltiVec "Velocity Engine" vector processing unit, 256k "on chip" level 2 cache, and 2 MB of level 3 backside cache. It shipped configured with 128 MB of RAM, a 60 GB Ultra ATA/66 hard drive, a 2X DVD-R/CD-RW "SuperDrive", and a 4X AGP NVIDIA GeForce 2 MX graphics card with 32 MB of SDRAM. AirPort (802.11b) was available by custom configuration.

The Power Macintosh G4 (Quicksilver) series is quite similar to the "Digital Audio" series that it replaced, but the higher-end models -- the Power Macintosh G4/867 (Quicksilver) and Power Macintosh G4/800 DP (Quicksilver) -- have faster processors with larger level 3 caches. All models have faster, and/or more capable, optical drives.

Like earlier Power Macintosh G4 models, the Power Macintosh G4 (Quicksilver) uses the case design introduced with the Power Macintosh G3 (Blue & White) -- complete with a fold down door on the side that makes upgrading very easy -- but it is silver, which gives the series its name.

Despite the age of this system, site sponsor Other World Computing has RAM, hard drives, SSDs, and other upgrades available for this specific Mac while supplies last.



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July 18, 2001 January 28, 2002
1 487
867 MHz PowerPC 7450 (G4)
Details: The PowerPC G4 includes the AltiVec "Velocity Engine" vector processor.
AGP G4 Daughtercard Integrated
Details: The Power Macintosh G4 (Quicksilver) models have the processor mounted on a custom 300-pin daughtercard.
133 MHz 217 MHz*
Open Firmware 1 MB
64k 256k (on chip), 2 MB
PC133 SDRAM 133 MHz
Details: Supports 133 MHz PC133 SDRAM (3.3v, noninterleaved, 64-bit-wide, 168-pin). Apple also noted that this model has "full 128-bit internal memory data paths".
128 MB 1.5 GB
Details: Site sponsor Other World Computing sells memory -- as well as other upgrades -- for this Power Macintosh G4.

In Germany, site sponsor CompuRAM sells memory and other upgrades for this Power Mac G4.

Also see: Actual Max RAM of All G3 & Later Macs.
None 3
GeForce2 MX* SDRAM*
Details: *By default, this model has a NVIDIA GeForce2 MX graphics card with 32 MB of SDRAM. It also could be configured at the time of purchase with a NVIDIA GeForce3 graphics card with 64 MB of DDR RAM. The video card occupies a 4X AGP slot.
32 MB 32 MB*
Single Display 1920x1200
None N/A
Details: N/A
60 GB HDD 7200 RPM
Details: It also could be configured with up to three 10,000 RPM Ultra160 SCSI drives at the time of purchase, or one Ultra ATA/66 and two Ultra160 SCSI drives, as build-to-order options.

In the US (and many other countries), site sponsor Other World Computing sells storage upgrades for this Power Mac G4.

Also see: SSD Compatibility Guide for All G3 & Later Macs.
3.5" (25.4 mm) Ultra ATA/66 (ATA-5)
2X "SuperDrive" None*
56k v.90 10/100/1000Base-T
802.11b (Optional) None
2 (1.1) 2 (400)
Details: USB 1.1 ports are dual channel.
4 PCI*, AP 5 3.5"
Details: *In the default configuration, this model has four open 33 MHz 64-bit PCI slots, and a 4X AGP slot occupied by the graphics card. It also has an open AirPort (802.11b) expansion slot.

It has five 3.5" drive bays (four are internal and intended for hard drives, and one is external and intended for a Zip 250 drive). With a single hard drive and no Zip drive installed, three internal 3.5" bays and the external 3.5" bay are free. The system also has an external 5.25" drive bay occupied by the optical drive.
Apple Pro Keyboard Apple Pro Mouse
Tower Power Mac G4 (Quicksilver)
M8360LL/A Quicksilver
M8493 (EMC 1896) PowerMac3,5
Details: Please note that these identifiers refer to more than one model.

Also see: All Macs with the M8493 Model Number, the 1896 EMC Number, and the PowerMac3,5 Model Identifier.

For more about these identifiers and how to locate them on each Mac, please refer to EveryMac.com's Mac Identification section.
3.6V Lithium N/A
9.2, X 10.0.4 X 10.5.8
Boot/Classic Mode* Emulation Only
Details: *This model is capable of booting Mac OS 9 and using Mac OS 9 applications within the Mac OS X "Classic" environment provided with Mac OS X 10.4.11 "Tiger" and lower ("Classic" is not supported starting with Mac OS X 10.5 "Leopard").
17.0 x 8.9 x 18.4 31.0 lbs. (14.1 kg)
US$2499 US$100-US$200
Details: Please note that on average the estimated current retail pricing of used systems is updated twice a year (please refer to the date on the bottom of the page for the date last updated).

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1 VGA, 1 ADC None
Details: One VGA (15-pin mini D-Sub) and one ADC port.
None None
None None
2 (1.1) 2 (400)
Details: USB 1.1 ports are dual channel.
1 (RJ-11) 1 (RJ-45)
Details: 10/100/1000Base-T (Gigabit) Ethernet standard.
None None
None None
2 None
1 N/A
1 N/A

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