Power Mac G4 (Gigabit Ethernet) - Technical Specifications

Processor

• 400–MHz, dual 450–MHz, or dual 500–MHz PowerPC G4 processor(s)
• Velocity Engine vector processing unit with 162 integrated SIMD instructions
• Full 128–bit internal memory data paths
• Powerful floating–point unit supporting single–cycle, double–precision calculations
• Data stream prefetching operations supporting four simultaneous 32–bit data streams
• 1MB backside level 2 cache per processor
• 100–MHz system bus supporting up to 800–MBps data throughput

Memory

• 64MB, 128MB, or 256MB of PC100 SDRAM (3.3–volt, unbuffered, 64–bit–wide, 168–pin, running at 100 MHz)
• Four DIMM slots support up to 1.5GB of PC100 SDRAM (999MB maximum per application in Mac OS 9) using the following DIMMs:
  —64MB or 128MB DIMMs (64–bit–wide, 64–Mbit technology) —128MB or 256MB DIMMs (64–bit–wide, 128–Mbit technology)
  —512MB DIMMs (64–bit–wide, 256–Mbit technology)

Storage³

• One of the following hard disk drives:
  —20GB 5400–rpm Ultra ATA/66 hard disk
  —20GB 7200–rpm Ultra ATA/66 hard disk
  —40GB 7200–rpm Ultra ATA/66 hard disk
• One of the following optical drives:
  —DVD–ROM drive for playing DVD movies and CDs
  —DVD–RAM drive for playing DVD movies and CDs, and writing to DVD–RAM discs (up to 9.4GB per disc)
• Three 3.5–inch hard disk drive expansion bays:
  —One ATA drive preinstalled in standard configurations
  —Support for up to two internal ATA drives 
  —Support for up to three internal SCSI drives

Graphics Support

• ATI RAGE 128 Pro graphics card with 16MB of SDRAM graphics memory installed in a dedicated AGP 2X graphics slot
• Support for up to 1920– by 1200–pixel resolution at 32 bits per pixel (millions of colors)
• Apple Display Connector (ADC); carries analog and digital video, USB, and power
• 15–pin mini D–Sub VGA connector

Communications

• 10/100/1000BASE–T Ethernet connector (RJ–45)
• Built–in 56K V.90 modem card4
• Optional 11–Mbps AirPort Card; IEEE 802.11 DSSS compliant²
• Optional AirPort Base Station containing 56K modem and 10BASE–T Ethernet port²

Peripheral connections

• Two 400–Mbps FireWire ports; includes one 4–pin–to–6–pin FireWire cable for connecting DV camcorder
• Two USB ports (12 Mbps each)

Expansion

• Three full–length 64–bit, 33–MHz PCI slots
• One AGP 2X slot with graphics card installed

Keyboard and mouse

• Apple Pro Keyboard with full–size function and navigation keys, audio controls, and media–eject key
• Apple Pro Mouse with optical sensor for precision cursor control

Audio

• One input and one output analog minijack supporting 16–bit stereo audio; 44.1–kHz sampling rate
• Built–in speaker
• Support for external third–party FireWire and USB digital audio peripherals such as microphones, speakers, and MIDI devices

Electrical requirements and agency approvals

• Line voltage: 115V AC (90V to 132V AC) or 230V AC (180V to 264V AC)
• Frequency: 47 to 63 Hz, single phase
• Maximum continuous power: 220W
• EPA ENERGY STAR compliant

Environmental requirements

• Operating temperature: 50° to 95° F (10° to 35° C)
• Storage temperature: –40° to 116° F (–40° to 47° C)
• Relative humidity: 5% to 95% noncondensing
• Altitude: 0 to 10,000 feet (3,048 m)

Size and weight

• Height: 17.0 inches (43.2 cm)
• Width: 8.9 inches (22.6 cm)
• Depth: 18.4 inches (46.7 cm)
• Weight: 30.0 pounds (13.6 kg)⁵