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Power Mac G4 - Early 2003 Specs
1.0GHz, 1.25GHz Dual or 1.42GHz Dual
Dimensions & Weight
  • 17.0" (H) x 8.9" (W) x 18.4" (D)
    (43.2cm x 22.7cm x 46.8cm)
  • 42 lb. (19.1 kg)
Processing
  • 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
Memory
  • 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:
    • 256MB DIMMs (64-bit-wide, 128 or 256 Mbit)
    • 512MB DIMMs (64-bit-wide, 256 Mbit)
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
Graphics and displays
  • 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
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
Included software
Mac OS X v10.2 "Jaguar", Mac OS 9
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
  • 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)

Four open, full-length 64-bit, 33MHz PCI slots

One AGP 4X slot with graphics card installed

 

Optical drive

Two optical drive bays:

  • 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
Electrical and environmental requirements
  • Meets ENERGY STAR requirements
  • Line voltage: 100-120V 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
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