The Apple Power Mac G4 Mid 2002 (Mirrored Drive Doors) is a personal computer that was designed, manufactured, and sold by Apple from 2002 to 2003 as part of the Power Mac G4 series of Power Macintosh computers. The computer has been introduced on August 13, 2002, and its price started at $1699.
The new Power Mac G4 features a Dual 867 MHz / Dual 1 GHz or Dual 1.25 GHz PowerPC 7455 G4 processor, 256 MB or 512 MB of RAM, 60 GB / 80 GB or 120 GB hard drive, 8x DVD-ROM/CD-RW “Combo” drive or 2x DVD-R/CD-RW „SuperDrive” and 32 MB NVIDIA GeForce4 MX graphics in the base model.
This Power Mac has been discontinued on January 28, 2003, and has been replaced by Power Mac G4 Early 2003.
Today Power Mac G4 Mid 2002 is 21 years old!
Power Mac G4 Mid 2002 Release Date and Original Price
| Introduced | August 13, 2002 |
| Discontinued | January 28, 2003 |
| Model Identifier | PowerMac3,6 |
| Model Number | M8570 |
| EMC | 1914 |
| Order Number | M8787LL/A (dual 867 MHz) M8689LL/A (dual 1 GHz) M8573LL/A (dual 1.25 GHz) |
| Original Price | $1,699 $2,499 $3,299 |
| 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 | Dual 867 MHz Dual 1 GHz Dual 1.25 GHz |
| Architecture | 32-bit |
| Number of Cores | 2 |
| System Bus | 133 MHz (Dual 867 MHz) 167 MHz (Dual 1 GHz 1.25 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 – 8x DVD-ROM/CD-RW “Combo” drive or 2x 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 (Dual 867 MHz) 4 – PC2700 184-pin DDR SDRAM (Dual 1 GHz and 1.25 GHz) |
| Interleaving Support | No |
Display
| Built-in Display | None |
Graphics
| Graphics Card | NVIDIA GeForce4 MX NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti ATI Radeon 9000 Pro |
| Graphics Memory | 32 MB (GeForce4 MX) 64 MB (Radeon 9000 Pro) 128 MB (GeForce4 Ti) |
| 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 1 – 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 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 | 1 – 3.5-mm analog input jack |
| Audio Out | 1 – 2.5-mm Apple Pro Speaker minijack 1 – 3.5-mm analog output jack 1 – Built-in speaker |
| Display | 1 – DVI 1 – ADC |
Software
| Original OS | Mac OS 9.2.2 Mac OS X 10.2 |
| Later OS | Mac OS X 10.2.1 |
| Maximum OS | Mac OS X 10.5.8 |
| Firmware | Mac OS ROM |
| Bundled Software | Mac OS X 10.1 or Mac OS 9.2 QuickTime iChat iMovie iPhoto iTunes iDVD (requires SuperDrive) DVD Player Mac OS X Mail Microsoft Internet Explorer EarthLink (includes 30 days of free service) Acrobat Reader Art Director’s Toolkit FAXstf FileMaker Pro Trial Graphic Converter OmniGraffle OmniOutliner PixelNhance Snapz Pro 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 | 400 W |
| Line Voltage | 100 – 125 V AC or 200 – 240 V AC |
References:
Apple Support – Power Mac G4 (Mirrored Drive Doors): Technical Specifications