The Power Mac G4 Cube is a personal computer that was designed, manufactured, and sold by Apple from 2000 to 2001 as part of the Power Macintosh series of Macintosh computers. The computer has been introduced on July 19, 2000, and its price started at $1599.
The all-new Power Mac G4 Cube features a 450 MHz PowerPC 7400 G4 or 500 MHz PowerPC 7410 G4 processor, 64 MB or 128 MB of RAM, 20 GB or 30 GB hard drive, 5x DVD-ROM slot-loading drive, and 16 MB ATI Rage 128 Pro graphics in the base model.
This Macintosh has been discontinued on July 3, 2001.
Today Power Mac G4 Cube is 23 years old!
Power Mac G4 Cube Release Date and Original Price
| Introduced | July 19, 2000 |
| Discontinued | July 3, 2001 |
| Model Identifier | PowerMac5,1 |
| Model Number | M7886 |
| EMC | 1844 |
| Order Number | M7642LL/A (450 MHz DVD) M7642LL/A (500 MHz DVD) |
| Original Price | $,1299 (From February 22, 2001) $1,599 $1,799 $2,299 |
| Colors | Graphite |
| Weight | 14 Ibs. 6.350 KG |
| Dimensions | 9.8” H x 7.7” W x 7.7” D 24.89 cm H x 19.55 cm W x 19.55 cm D |
Tech Specs
Processor
| Processor | PowerPC 7400 G4 (450 MHz) PowerPC 7410 G4 (500 MHz) |
| Processor Speed | 450 MHz 500 MHz |
| Architecture | 32-bit |
| Number of Cores | 1 |
| System Bus | 100 MHz (Up to 800 Mbps data throughput) |
| Cache | 64 KB L1 1 MB backside L2 |
Storage & Media
| Storage | 20 GB 30 GB 40 GB 60 GB |
| Media | 1 – 5x DVD-ROM or CD-RW |
Memory
| Built-in Memory | 64 MB 128 MB |
| Maximum Memory | 1.5 GB |
| Memory Slots | 3 – PC-100 3.3v 168-pin SDRAM |
| Minimum Speed | 8 ns (125 MHz) |
| Interleaving Support | No |
Display
| Built-in Display | None |
Graphics
| Graphics Card | ATI Rage 128 Pro ATI Radeon NVIDIA GeForce2 MX |
| Graphics Memory | 16 MB (Rage 128 Pro) 32 MB (Radeon/GeForce) |
| Display Connection | 1 – VGA 1 – ADC |
| Display Modes | Single display only |
Expansion
| Expansion Slots | 1 – 1x AGP |
| Bays | None |
| Hard Drive Interface | Ultra ATA/66 (ATA-5) |
| Optical Drive Interface | EIDE (ATA-3) |
Connections
| Ethernet | 10/100BASE-T or 10/100/1000BASE-T |
| Modem | 56k |
| Wi-Fi | AirPort Card 802.11b (Optional) |
| Bluetooth | None |
| ADB | None |
| USB | 2 – 12 Mbps |
| Serial | None |
| SCSI | None |
| FireWire | 2 – 400 Mbps (15W total power) |
| Audio In | None |
| Audio Out | 1 – USB based output |
| Display | 1 – VGA 1 – ADC |
Software
| Original OS | Mac OS 9.0.4 (DVD) Mac OS 9.1 (CD-RW) |
| Maximum OS | Mac OS X 10.4.11 |
| Firmware | Mac OS ROM 5.2.1 |
| Bundled Software | Mac OS 9.1 QuickTime iMovie 2 iTunes AppleWorks Microsoft Internet Explorer Microsoft Outlook Express Netscape Communicator FAXstf Palm Desktop Cro-Mag Rally Bugdom Nanosaur software Apple Hardware Test CD |
Keyboard and Mouse
| Peripherals | Apple Pro Keyboard Apple Pro Mouse |
Power
| Backup Battery | 3.6 V 850 mAh Lithium (922-4028) |
| Maximum Continuous Power | 225 W (DVD) 205 W (CD-RW) |
| Line Voltage | 115 V AC (90-132 V AC) or 230 V AC (180-264 V AC) |
References:
Apple Support – Power Mac G4 (Cube): Technical Specifications
