The Apple Power Mac G4 Mid 2003 (Mirrored Drive Doors) is a personal computer that was designed, manufactured, and sold by Apple from 2003 to 2004 as part of the Power Mac G4 series of Power Macintosh computers. The computer has been introduced on June 23, 2003, and its price started at $1299.
The new Power Mac G4 features a Single or Dual Core 1.25 GHz PowerPC 7455 G4 processor, 256 MB of RAM, 80 GB hard drive, 12x DVD-ROM/CD-RW “Combo” drive, and 64 MB ATI Radeon 9000 Pro graphics.
This Power Mac has been discontinued on June 9, 2004, and has been replaced by Power Mac G5 Mid 2004.
Today Power Mac G4 Mid 2003 is 20 years old!
Power Mac G4 Mid 2003 Release Date and Original Price
| Introduced | June 23, 2003 |
| Discontinued | June 9, 2004 |
| Model Identifier | PowerMac3,6 |
| Model Number | M8570 |
| EMC | 1914C |
| Order Number | M9145LL/A |
| Original Price | $1,299 |
| 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 | 1.25 GHz Dual 1.25 GHz |
| Architecture | 32-bit |
| Number of Cores | 1 or 2 |
| System Bus | 167 MHz |
| Cache | 64 KB L1 256 KB L2 1 or 2 MB L3 |
Storage & Media
| Storage | 80 GB 7200 rpm 160 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 |
| Maximum Memory | 2 GB |
| Memory Slots | 4 – PC2700 184-pin DDR SDRAM |
| Minimum Speed | 10 ns |
| Interleaving Support | No |
Display
| Built-in Display | None |
Graphics
| Graphics Card | ATI Radeon 9000 Pro NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti |
| Graphics Memory | 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 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 | None |
| ADB | None |
| USB | 2 – 12 Mbps |
| Serial | None |
| SCSI | None |
| FireWire | 2 – 400 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 9.2.2 Mac OS X 10.2 |
| Later OS | Mac OS X 10.3.2 |
| Maximum OS | Mac OS X 10.5.8 |
| Firmware | Mac OS ROM |
| Bundled Software | Mac OS 9.2 or 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 Keyboard Apple 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 (Mirrored Drive Doors 2003): Technical Specifications
