The Apple Power Mac G4 with Digital Audio is a personal computer that was designed, manufactured, and sold by Apple in 2001 as part of the Power Mac G4 series of Power Macintosh computers. The computer has been introduced on January 9, 2001, and its price started at $1699.
The new Power Mac G4 features 466 MHz or 533 MHz PowerPC 7410 G4 or 667 MHz or 733 MHz PowerPC 7450 G4 processor, 128 MB or 256 MB of RAM, 30 GB / 40 GB or 60 GB hard drive, 5x DVD-ROM or 8x CD-RW drive, and 16 MB ATI Rage 128 Pro graphics in the base model.
This Power Mac has been discontinued on July 18, 2001, and has been replaced in the same year by Power Mac G4 QuickSilver.
Today Power Mac G4 with Digital Audio is 22 years old!
Power Mac G4 with Digital Audio Release Date and Original Price
| Introduced | January 9, 2001 |
| Discontinued | July 18, 2001 |
| Model Identifier | PowerMac3,4 |
| Model Number | M5183 |
| EMC | 1862 |
| Order Number | M7627LL/A (466 MHz) M7688LL/A (533 MHz) M7945LL/A (dual 667 MHz) M7681LL/A (dual 733 MHz) M8451LL/A (dual 733 MHz) |
| Original Price | $1,699 $2,199 $2,799 $2,999 $3,499 |
| Colors | Graphite |
| 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 7410 G4 PowerPC 7450 G4 |
| Processor Speed | 466 MHz 533 MHz Dual 533 MHz Dual 667 MHz Dual 733 MHz |
| Architecture | 32-bit |
| Number of Cores | 1 or 2 |
| System Bus | 133 MHz |
| Cache | 64 KB L1 256 KB or 1 MB backside L2 1 MB L3 (733 MHz) |
Storage & Media
| Storage | 30 GB 5400 rpm 40 GB 7200 rpm 60 GB 7200 rpm |
| Media | 1 – 5x DVD-ROM or 8x CD-RW SuperDrive 1 – Zip 250 drive (Optional) |
Memory
| Built-in Memory | 128 MB 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 Rage 128 Pro ATI Radeon NVIDIA GeForce2 MX NVIDIA GeForce3 |
| Graphics Memory | 16 MB (Rage 128 Pro) 32 MB (Radeon and GeForce2) 64 MB (GeForce3) |
| Display Connection | 1 – VGA 1 – ADC |
| Display Modes | Single display only (Rage 128 Pro) Dual display extended and video mirroring (Radeon) |
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 | 1 – 3.5-mm analog input jack |
| Audio Out | 1 – 2.5-mm Apple Pro Speaker minijack |
| Display | 1 – VGA 1 – ADC |
Software
| Original OS | Mac OS 9.1 |
| Later OS | Mac OS X 10.0.3 |
| Maximum OS | Mac OS X 10.4.11 |
| Firmware | Mac OS ROM 6.7.1 |
| Bundled Software | Mac OS 9.1 QuickTime iMovie 2 iTunes Microsoft Internet Explorer Microsoft Outlook Express Netscape Communicator FAXstf Pro Palm Desktop Apple Hardware Test CD Configurations with DVD-R/CD-RW drive include iDVD authoring and encoding software |
Keyboard and Mouse
| Peripherals | Apple Pro Keyboard Apple Pro Mouse |
Power
| Backup Battery | 3.6 V 850 mAh Lithium (922-4028) |
| Maximum Continuous Power | 338 W |
| Line Voltage | 115 V AC (90-132 V AC) or 230 V AC (180-264 V AC) |
References:
Apple Support – Power Mac G4 (Digital Audio): Technical Specifications