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Power Mac G4 FireWire 800 (FW 800)

Technical Specifications

Processing and memory
1GHz, dual 1.25GHz, or dual 1.42GHz PowerPC G4 processors
Velocity Engine vector processing unit
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
256K on-chip L2 cache running at processor speed
Up to 2MB DDR SRAM L3 cache per processor, with up to 4GBps throughput
Up to 167MHz system bus supporting over 1.3GBps data throughput
256MB or 512MB of PC2100 (266MHz) or PC2700 (333MHz) DDR SDRAM main memory supporting up to 2.7GBps throughput
Four DIMM slots supporting up to 2GB of DDR SDRAM using one of the following (4):
- 256MB DIMMs (64-bit-wide, 128 or 256 Mbit)
- 512MB DIMMs (64-bit-wide, 256 Mbit)

Graphics and display support
One of the following graphics cards installed in a dedicated AGP 4X graphics slot:
- NVIDIA GeForce4 MX graphics card with 64MB of DDR SDRAM
- ATI Radeon 9000 Pro graphics card with 64MB of DDR SDRAM
- NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti graphics card with 128MB of DDR SDRAM (build-to-order option)
- ATI Radeon 9700 Pro card with 128MB of DDR SDRAM (build-to-order-option)
Support for digital resolutions up to 1920 by 1200 pixels and analog resolutions up to 1600 by 1200 pixels
ADC and DVI connectors; DVI to VGA adapter included
Dual display support for extended desktop and video mirroring modes
Support for up to two Apple displays (1)
Communications
10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet connector (RJ-45)
Built-in antennas and expansion slot for optional 54-Mbps AirPort Extreme Card (based on 802.11g draft specification; IEEE 802.11b Wi-Fi certified) ()
Optional Bluetooth 1.1 module
Built-in 56K v.92 modem (6)

Storage and expansion
Four 3.5-inch hard drive expansion bays:
- One 7200-rpm Ultra ATA/100 drive preinstalled in 60GB, 80GB, or 120GB standard configuration; or in 180GB build-to-order-option (5)
- Support for up to four internal ATA drives (two Ultra ATA/100 and two Ultra ATA/66)
- Support for up to four internal SCSI drives (requires third-party solution not offered by Apple))
- Support for a combination of internal SCSI and ATA drives (total of four)
One of the following optical drives:
- SuperDrive (DVD-R/CD-RW); writes DVD-R discs at 4x speed, reads DVDs at 8x speed, writes CD-R discs at 16x speed, writes CD-RW discs at 8x speed, reads CDs at 32x speed
- Combo drive (DVD-ROM/CD-RW); reads DVDs at 12x speed, writes CD-R discs at 32x speed, writes CD-RW discs at 10x speed, reads CDs at 32x speed
- Optional Combo drive in second optical drive bay
Four open, full-length 64-bit, 33MHz PCI slots
One AGP 4X slot with graphics card installed
Peripherals and audio
One FireWire 800 port and two FireWire 400 ports (15W total power)
Four USB ports (two on system, two on keyboard)
Front headphone jack
Built-in speaker
Stereo audio line in and line out mini jacks
Apple speaker mini jack for connection to optional Apple Pro Speakers

Electrical and environmental requirements
Meets ENERGY STAR requirements
Line voltage: 100V-125V AC or 200V-240V AC
Frequency: 50Hz to 60Hz, single phase
Maximum current: 6.5A (low voltage range) or 7.5A (high voltage range)
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
Maximum altitude: 10,000 feet

Size and weight
Height: 17.0 inches (43.2 cm)
Width: 8.9 inches (22.7 cm)
Depth: 18.4 inches (46.8 cm)
Weight: 42 pounds (19.1 kg) (7)

(1) Second Apple flat-panel display requires Apple DVI to ADC Adapter, sold separately.
(2) Wireless Internet access requires AirPort Extreme Card, AirPort Extreme Base Station or AirPort Base Station, and Internet access (fees may apply). Some ISPs are not currently compatible with AirPort and AirPort Extreme. Range may vary with site conditions. Speeds up to 54 Mbps require AirPort Extreme Base Station.
(3) SuperDrive available in selected models.
(4) 999MB maximum per application in the Mac OS X Classic environment.
(5) 1GB = 1 billion bytes; actual formatted capacity less.
(6) Appropriate ISP and telephone services required. Your ISP may not support all V.92 features. Modem will function according to V.90 standards if V.92 services are not available. Actual modem speeds lower.
(7) Weight varies by configuration and manufacturing process.
(8) SuperDrive required for iDVD.
Internet access requires a compatible ISP; fees may apply.
Product contains electronic documentation. Backup copy of software is included.
Product specifications are subject to change without notice.
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