The Apple Power Mac G4 Early 2003 (Mirrored Drive Doors) is a personal computer that was designed, manufactured, and sold by Apple in 2003 as part of the Power Mac G4 series of Power Macintosh computers. The computer has been introduced on January 28, 2003, and its price started at $1499.
The new Power Mac G4 features a 1 GHz / Dual 1.25 GHz or Dual 1.42 GHz PowerPC 7455 G4 processor, 256 or 512 MB of RAM, 60/80 or 120 GB hard drive, 12x DVD-ROM/CD-RW “Combo” drive, or 4x DVD-R/CD-RW „SuperDrive” and 64 MB NVIDIA GeForce4 MX graphics in the base model.
This Power Mac has been discontinued on June 23, 2003, and has been replaced by Power Mac G4 Mid 2003.
Today Power Mac G4 Early 2003 is 20 years old!
Power Mac G4 Early 2003 Release Date and Original Price
| Introduced | January 28, 2003 |
| Discontinued | June 23, 2003 |
| Model Identifier | PowerMac3,6 |
| Model Number | M8570 |
| EMC | 1914 |
| Order Number | M8839LL/A (1 GHz) M8840LL/A (dual 1.25 GHz) M8841LL/A (dual 1.42 GHz) |
| Original Price | $1,499 $1,999 $2,699 |
| Colors | QuickSilver |
| Weight | 42 Ibs. 19.050 KG |
| Dimensions | 17” H x 8.9” W x 18.4” D 43.18 cm H x 22.6 cm W x 46.73 cm D |
Tech Specs
Processor
| Processor | PowerPC 7455 G4 |
| Processor Speed | 1 GHz Dual 1.25 GHz Dual 1.42 GHz |
| Architecture | 32-bit |
| Number of Cores | 1 or 2 |
| System Bus | 133 MHz (1 GHz) 167 MHz (Dual 1.25 GHz 1.42 GHz) |
| Cache | 64 KB L1 256 KB L2 2 MB L3 |
Storage & Media
| Storage | 60 GB 7200 rpm 80 GB 7200 rpm 120 GB 7200 rpm |
| Media | 1 – 12x DVD-ROM/CD-RW “Combo” drive or 4x DVD-R/CD-RW “SuperDrive” |
Memory
| Built-in Memory | 256 MB 512MB |
| Maximum Memory | 2 GB |
| Memory Slots | 4 – PC-2100 184-pin DDR SDRAM (1 GHz) 4 – PC2700 184-pin DDR SDRAM (Dual 1.25 GHz and 1.42 GHz) |
| Interleaving Support | No |
Display
| Built-in Display | None |
Graphics
| Graphics Card | NVIDIA GeForce4 MX NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti ATI Radeon 9000 Pro ATI Radeon 9700 Pro |
| Graphics Memory | 32 MB (GeForce4 MX) 64 MB (Radeon 9000 Pro) 128 MB (GeForce4 Ti or Radeon 9700 Pro) |
| Display Connection | 1 – ADC 1 – DVI |
| Display Modes | Dual display extended and video mirroring |
Expansion
| Expansion Slots | 4 – 33 MHz 64-bit PCI 1 – 4x AGP |
| Bays | 4 – Internal 3.5″ ATA drive bays 2 – Optical drive bay |
| Hard Drive Interface | 1 – Ultra ATA/66 (ATA-5) 1 – ATA/100 (ATA-6) |
| Optical Drive Interface | EIDE (ATA-3) |
Connections
| Ethernet | 10/100/1000BASE-T (RJ-45) |
| Modem | 56k |
| Wi-Fi | AirPort Extreme Card 802.11b/g (Optional) |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 1.1 (Optional) |
| ADB | None |
| USB | 2 – 12 Mbps |
| Serial | None |
| SCSI | None |
| FireWire | 2 – 400 Mbps 1 – 800 Mbps |
| Audio In | 1 – 3.5-mm analog input jack |
| Audio Out | 1 – 2.5-mm Apple Pro Speaker minijack 2 – 3.5-mm analog output jack 1 – Built-in speaker |
| Display | 1 – DVI 1 – ADC |
Software
| Original OS | Mac OS X 10.2.3 |
| Later OS | Mac OS X 10.2.4 Mac OS X 10.2.6 |
| Maximum OS | Mac OS X 10.5.8 |
| Firmware | Mac OS ROM |
| Bundled Software | Mac OS X 10.2 QuickTime iCal iChat iLife (includes iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie, and iDVD) DVD Player iSync Mac OS X Mail Microsoft Internet Explorer EarthLink Acrobat Reader Art Directors Toolkit FAXstf FileMaker Pro Trial GraphicConverter Microsoft Office OmniGraffle OmniOutliner QuickBooks for Mac New User Edition Developer Tools |
Keyboard and Mouse
| Peripherals | Apple Pro Keyboard Apple Pro Mouse |
Power
| Backup Battery | 3.6 V 850 mAh Lithium (922-4028) |
| Maximum Continuous Power | 360 W |
| Line Voltage | 100 – 125 V AC or 200 – 240 V AC |
References:
Apple Support – Power Mac G4 (FW800): Technical Specifications
