eMac G4/700 Specs (eMac - Original, M8655LL/A*, PowerMac4,4, A1002, 1903): EveryMac.com

Apple eMac G4/700 Specs

Identifiers: eMac - Original - M8655LL/A* - PowerMac4,4 - A1002 - 1903

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The Apple eMac G4/700, originally exclusively for education, but available later for both the consumer and education markets, features a 700 MHz PowerPC 7441 (G4) processor with the AltiVec "Velocity Engine" vector processing unit and a 256k on chip level 2 cache, 128 MB of PC133 SDRAM, a 40 GB Ultra ATA/66 hard drive, a tray-loading 24X CD-RW drive for the consumer market (8X "Combo Drive" after August 13, 2002) and the choice of either a 32X CD-ROM drive or an 8X Combo Drive for the education market (CD-ROM option discontinued on February 4, 2003), and NVIDIA GeForce2 MX graphics with 32 MB of DDR SDRAM in an all-in-one case with a 17.0" (16.0" viewable area) CRT display (resolution support up to 1280x960 in 24-bit color).

The eMac G4/700 shipped with an ice white Apple "Pro" keyboard and mouse, and could be configured with either MacOS 9.2 or MacOS X 10.1.4 as the default operating system. Custom configurations also were available.

Also see: What are the differences between the original eMac models?

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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Introduction Date:

April 29, 2002*

Discontinued Date:

May 6, 2003

Details:

The "Introduction Date" refers to the date a model was introduced via press release. The "Discontinued Date" refers to the date a model either was replaced by a subsequent system or production otherwise ended.

*This model was released to education on April 29, 2002, and consumers on June 4, 2002.

Also see: All Macs introduced in 2002.

Processors:

Geekbench 2:

360

Details:

This model only is compatible with the 32-bit Geekbench 2 benchmark. These numbers reflect an average of user provided 32-bit and 64-bit results as submitted to the Geekbench website. Higher numbers are better.

You also might be interested in reviewing all 32-bit Geekbench 2 user submissions for Macs with the PowerMac4,4 Model Identifier, which may include multiple models.

To dynamically compare Geekbench results from different Macs side-by-side, see EveryMac.com's Ultimate Mac Comparison.

Processor Speed:

700 MHz

Processor Type:

PowerPC 7441 (G4)

Details:

The PowerPC G4 includes the AltiVec "Velocity Engine" vector processor.

Processor Upgrade:

Soldered

FPU:

Integrated

Details:

The processor is mounted directly to the motherboard.

System Bus Speed:

100 MHz (7:1)

Cache Bus Speed:

700 MHz (Built-in)

Details:

N/A

ROM/Firmware Type:

Open Firmware

ROM/Firmware Size:

1 MB

Details:

The Boot ROM is roughly 1 MB, other instructions are loaded into RAM.

L1 Cache:

64k

L2/L3 Cache:

256k (on-chip)

Details:

256k on-chip level 2 cache runs at processor speed.

RAM Type:

PC133 SDRAM

Min. RAM Speed:

8 ns

Details:

Although Apple's original specifications stated that it shipped with PC100 RAM, Apple later noted that RAM must be "PC-133 compliant".

Also see: How do you upgrade the RAM in the eMac models? How much RAM of what type do these systems support?

Standard RAM:

128 MB

Maximum RAM:

1 GB

Details:

In the US (and many other countries), site sponsor Other World Computing sells memory -- as well as other upgrades -- for this eMac.

In Germany, site sponsor CompuRAM sells RAM and other upgrades for this eMac.

Also see: Actual Max RAM of All G3 & Later Macs.

Motherboard RAM:

None

RAM Slots:

Details:

There are two user accessible 168-pin DIMM slots. As shipped, one slot is occupied by a 128 MB memory module.

Video Card:

GeForce2 MX

VRAM Type:

DDR SDRAM

Details:

Shipped with a "NVIDIA GeForce2 MX graphics processor with 32 MB of DDR RAM".

Also see: What type of video processor is provided by the eMac? Is it upgradable?

Standard VRAM:

32 MB

Maximum VRAM:

32 MB

Details:

The video cannot be upgraded.

Display Support:

17.0" Flat CRT

Resolution Support:

1024x768*

Details:

*The 17.0" flat CRT display has a 16.0" viewable area, a 0.25mm dot pitch, and supports "640 by 480 pixels at 138 Hz, 800 by 600 pixels at 112 Hz, 1024 by 768 pixels at 89 Hz, 1152 by 864 pixels at 80 Hz, [and] 1280 by 960 pixels at 72 Hz" resolutions.

2nd Display Support:

Mirroring Only

2nd Max. Resolution:

1280x960*

Details:

*Apple reports that the "Mini-VGA output port [with additional purchase of a VGA display adapter can] display an image identical to that shown on the built-in display" at the same resolution.

Standard Storage:

40 GB

Std. Storage Speed:

N/A

Details:

This model supports hard drives larger than 128 GB.

Also see: How do you replace or upgrade the hard drive in the eMac models?

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

Also see: SSD Compatibility Guide for All G3 & Later Macs.

Storage Dimensions:

3.5" (25.4 mm)

Storage Interface:

Ultra ATA/66

Details:

This model supports a single Ultra ATA/66 (ATA-5) 3.5" hard drive or SSD.

Standard Optical:

32X CD-ROM*

Standard Disk:

None

Details:

*The education-only M8655LL/A and /B shipped with a 32X CD-ROM drive. The education-only M8578LL/A and /B shipped with a DVD-ROM/CD-RW "Combo" drive that "reads DVDs at 8x speed, writes CD-R discs at 12x speed, writes CD-RW discs at 8x speed, [and] reads CDs at 32x speed".

The first consumer model (M8577LL/A) shipped with a 24X CD-RW drive that could write CD-R at 24x, CD-RW at 10x, and read CD-ROM at 32x. Starting August 13, 2002, the consumer model (M8891LL/A) shipped with a DVD-ROM/CD-RW "Combo" drive that "reads DVDs at 8x speed, writes CD-R discs at 12x speed, writes CD-RW discs at 8x speed, [and] reads CDs at 32x speed".

Also see: What are the capabilities of the optical drive provided by the eMac models? How do you replace or upgrade the optical drive?

Standard Modem:

56k v.90*

Standard Ethernet:

10/100Base-T

Details:

*No internal modem was provided by the education-only M8655LL/A and /B configurations. Modem standard in other configurations. 10/100Base-T standard in all configurations.

Standard AirPort:

802.11b (Optional)

Standard Bluetooth:

None

Details:

This model could be configured with AirPort (802.11b) at the time of purchase at additional cost.

USB Ports:

3 (1.1)

Firewire Ports:

2 (400)

Details:

This system has three USB 1.1 ports (shared on two 12-Mbps controllers) and two Firewire "400" ports (eight watts shared). Apple advertised that this computer had five USB 1.1 ports, counting three on the system and two on the keyboard.

Expansion Slots:

AirPort

Expansion Bays:

None

Details:

This model has "built-in antennas and [a] card slot for [an] optional AirPort card".

Incl. Keyboard:

Apple Pro Keyboard

Incl. Input:

Apple Pro Mouse

Details:

N/A

Case Type:

All-in-One

Form Factor:

eMac

Details:

Accommodates a 17" CRT, but is slightly less deep than the original iMac CRT model which only had a 15" CRT.

Apple Order No:

M8655LL/A*

Apple Subfamily:

eMac - Original

Details:

*M8655LL/A refers to the original education-only configuration that shipped to startup with MacOS X, a CD-ROM drive and no modem. The "/B" configuration uses the same hardware but shipped with MacOS 9 set to startup. M8578LL/A refers to the education-only configuration with a "Combo" drive set to startup in MacOS X, and "/B" was set to startup in MacOS 9.

M8577LL/A refers to the consumer model that shipped with a CD-RW drive, and M8891LL/A refers to the consumer model that shipped with a "Combo" drive.

Apple Model No:

A1002 (EMC 1903)

Model ID:

PowerMac4,4

Details:

Please note that these identifiers refer to more than one model.

Also see: All Macs with the A1002 Model Number, the 1903 EMC Number, and the PowerMac4,4 Model Identifier.

For more about these identifiers and how to locate them on each Mac, please refer to EveryMac.com's Mac Identification section.

Battery Type:

3.6V Lithium

Battery Life:

N/A

Details:

N/A

Pre-Installed MacOS:

9.2.2 & X 10.1.4 (5R106)

Maximum MacOS:

X 10.4.11*

Details:

*Officially, this system cannot run versions of Mac OS X more recent than 10.4.11. However, a clever reader reported successfully cloning the hard drive via Target Disk Mode directly from a later eMac G4/1.25 (USB 2.0) running Mac OS X 10.5.8 (9L31a). Mac OS X 10.5.8 works without issue on this model when cloned in this manner, it just cannot be installed via the install DVD.

MacOS 9 Support:

Boot/Classic Mode

Windows Support:

Emulation Only

Details:

This model is capable of booting in Mac OS 9 and using Mac OS 9 applications within the Mac OS X "Classic" environment.

Dimensions:

15.8 x 15.8 x 17.1

Avg. Weight:

50 lbs. (22.7 kg)

Details:

*In inches - height x width x depth (40.6 cm, 40.6 cm, 43.3 cm).

Original Price (US):

US$999, US$1199*

Est. Current Retail:

N/A

Details:

*The original education-only models were introduced for US$999 (M8655LL/A) and US$1199 (M8578LL/A). The consumer model was introduced for US$1099 (M8577LL/A), and kept the same price when upgraded to a "Combo" drive (M8891LL/A).

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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Video (Monitor):

1 (Mini-VGA)

Floppy (Ext.):

None

Details:

N/A

ADB:

None

SCSI:

None

Details:

N/A

Serial (Standard):

None

Serial (Geoport):

None

Details:

N/A

USB:

3 (1.1)

Firewire:

2 (400)

Details:

Modem:

1 (RJ-11)*

Ethernet:

1 (RJ-45)

Details:

*No internal modem was provided by the education-only M8655LL/A and /B configurations.

S-Video Input:

None

S-Video Output:

None

Details:

N/A

Microphone:

1 (Built-in)

Sound In:

Details:

Built-in microphone and an "analog audio input minijack, up to 16-bit stereo".

Sound Out:

Headphone:

Details:

Single "mini headphone" jack for audio out capabilities.

Security (Lock):

Joystick (PC):

None

Details:

N/A

Power:

Power Adapter:

N/A

Details:

110V to 240V AC, 170W maximum.

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