The Apple Power Mac G4 QuickSilver Early 2002 is a personal computer that was designed, manufactured, and sold by Apple in 2002 as part of the Power Mac G4 series of Power Macintosh computers. The computer has been introduced on January 28, 2002, and its price started at $1599.
The new Power Mac G4 features an 800 MHz PowerPC 7450 G4 or 933 MHz or Dual 1.0 GHz PowerPC 7455 G4 processor, 256 MB of RAM, 40 GB / 60 GB or 80 GB hard drive, 32x CD-RW drive, or 24x DVD-R/CD-RW „SuperDrive”, and 32 MB ATI Radeon 7500 graphics in the base model.
This Power Mac has been discontinued on August 13, 2002, and has been replaced by Power Mac G4 Mid 2002.
Today Power Mac G4 QuickSilver Early 2002 is 21 years old!
Power Mac G4 QuickSilver Early 2002 Release Date and Original Price
| Introduced | January 28, 2002 |
| Discontinued | August 13, 2002 |
| Model Identifier | PowerMac3,5 |
| Model Number | M8493 |
| EMC | 1896 |
| Order Number | M8705LL/A (800 MHz) M8666LL/A (933 MHz) M8667LL/A (dual 1 GHz) |
| Original Price | $1,599 $2,299 $2,999 |
| Colors | QuickSilver |
| Weight | 30 Ibs. 13.607 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 7450 G4 PowerPC 7555 G4 |
| Processor Speed | 800 MHz 933 MHz Dual 1 GHz |
| Architecture | 32-bit |
| Number of Cores | 1 or 2 |
| System Bus | 133 MHz |
| Cache | 64 KB L1 256 KB backside L2 2 MB L3 (933 and Dual 1 GHz) |
Storage & Media
| Storage | 40 GB 7200 rpm 60 GB 7200 rpm 80 GB 7200 rpm |
| Media | 1 – 32x CD-RW or 24x DVD-R/CD-RW SuperDrive |
Memory
| Built-in Memory | 256 MB |
| Maximum Memory | 1.5 GB |
| Memory Slots | 3 – PC-133 3.3v 168-pin SDRAM |
| Minimum Speed | 10 ns |
| Interleaving Support | No |
Display
| Built-in Display | None |
Graphics
| Graphics Card | ATI Radeon 7500 NVIDIA GeForce4 MX NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti |
| Graphics Memory | 32 MB (Radeon 7500) 64 MB (GeForce4 MX) 128 MB (GeForce4 Ti) |
| Display Connection | 1 – VGA (Radeon 7500 & GeForce4 MX) 1 – ADC 1 – DVI (GeForce4 Ti) |
| 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 1 – Zip 250 bay |
| Hard Drive Interface | Ultra ATA/66 (ATA-5) |
| Optical Drive Interface | EIDE (ATA-3) |
Connections
| Ethernet | 10/100/1000BASE-T (RJ-45) |
| Modem | 56k (Optional) |
| 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 – 2.5-mm Apple Pro Speaker minijack 1 – 3.5-mm analog output jack 1 – Built-in speaker |
| Display | 1 – VGA or 1 – DVI 1 – ADC |
Software
| Original OS | Mac OS 9.2.2 Mac OS X 10.1.2 |
| Later OS | Mac OS X 10.1.3 Mac OS X 10.1.5 Mac OS X 10.2 |
| Maximum OS | Mac OS X 10.4.11 (800 MHz) Mac OS X 10.5.8 (933 MHz & Dual 1 GHz) |
| Firmware | Mac OS ROM 9.0.1 |
| Bundled Software | Mac OS X 10.1 or Mac OS 9.2 QuickTime iMovie 2 iDVD 2 (requires SuperDrive) iPhoto iTunes 2 DVD Player Mac OS X Mail Microsoft Internet Explorer EarthLink Acrobat Reader 5.0 Art Director’s Toolkit FAXstf 10.0 Preview FileMaker Pro 5.5 Trial Graphic Converter OmniGraffle OmniOutliner PCalc PixelNhance Snapz Pro X 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 | 360 W |
| Line Voltage | 115 V AC (90-132 V AC) or 230 V AC (180-264 V AC) |
References:
Apple Support – Power Mac G4 (QuickSilver 2002): Technical Specifications