The Apple Power Mac G5 Late 2004 is a personal computer that was designed, manufactured, and sold by Apple from 2004 to 2005 as part of the Power Mac G5 series of Power Macintosh computers. The computer has been introduced on October 19, 2004, and its price started at $1499.
The new Power Mac G5 features a 1.8 GHz PowerPC 970fx G5 processor, 256 MB of RAM, 80 GB hard drive, 8x DVD-R/CD-RW “SuperDrive”, and 64 MB NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 Ultra graphics in the base model.
This Power Mac has been discontinued on June 13, 2005.
Today Power Mac G5 Late 2004 is 18 years old!
Power Mac G5 Late 2004 Release Date and Original Price
| Introduced | October 19, 2004 |
| Discontinued | June 13, 2005 |
| Model Identifier | PowerMac9,1 |
| Model Number | A1093 |
| EMC | 2020 |
| Order Number | M9555LL/A |
| Original Price | $1,499 |
| Colors | Aluminum |
| Weight | 36 Ibs. 16.329 KG |
| Dimensions | 20.1” H x 8.1” W x 18.7” D 51.05 cm H x 20.57 cm W x 47.49 cm D |
Tech Specs
Processor
| Processor | PowerPC 970fx G5 |
| Processor Speed | 1.8 GHz |
| Architecture | 64-bit |
| Number of Cores | 1 |
| System Bus | 600 MHz |
| Cache | 64 KB / 32 KB L1 512 KB L2 |
Storage & Media
| Storage | 80 GB 7200 rpm 160 GB 7200 rpm 250 GB 7200 rpm |
| Media | 1 – 8x DVD-R/CD-RW “SuperDrive” |
Memory
| Built-in Memory | 256 MB |
| Maximum Memory | 4 GB |
| Memory Slots | 4 – PC-3200 184-pin DDR SDRAM |
| Interleaving Support | Yes |
Display
| Built-in Display | None |
Graphics
| Graphics Card | NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 Ultra NVIDIA GeForce 6800 Ultra DDL NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GT DDL ATI Radeon 9600 XT ATI Radeon 9800 XT |
| Graphics Memory | 64 MB (GeForceFX 5200 Ultra) 128 MB (ATI Radeon 9600 XT) 256 MB (GeForce 6800 Ultra / GT DDL, ATI Radeon 9800 XT) |
| Display Connection | 1 – ADC (GeForceFX 5200 Ultra / ATI Radeon 9600 XT / ATI Radeon 9800 XT) 1 – DVI 2 – Dual-link DVI (GeForce 6800 Ultra / GT DDL) |
| Display Modes | Dual display extended and video mirroring |
Expansion
| Expansion Slots | 2 – 33 MHz 64-bit PCI 1 – 8x AGP Pro |
| Bays | 2 – Internal 3.5″ Serial ATA drive bays 1 – Optical drive bay |
| Hard Drive Interface | 2 – 1.5 Gbps Serial ATA (SATA) controllers |
| Optical Drive Interface | Ultra ATA/100 |
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 | 3 – 480 Mbps (USB 2.0) |
| Serial | None |
| SCSI | None |
| FireWire | 2 – 400 Mbps 1 – 800 Mbps |
| Audio In | 1 – 3.5-mm analog input jack 1 – optical S/PDIF (Toslink) input |
| Audio Out | 2 – 3.5-mm analog output jack 1 – optical S/PDIF (Toslink) output 1 – Built-in speaker |
| Display | 1 – ADC (GeForceFX 5200 Ultra / ATI Radeon 9600 XT / ATI Radeon 9800 XT) 1 – DVI 2 – Dual-link DVI (GeForce 6800 Ultra / GT DDL) |
Software
| Original OS | Mac OS X 10.3.5 |
| Later OS | Mac OS X 10.3.7 Mac OS X 10.4 |
| Maximum OS | Mac OS X 10.5.8 |
| Firmware | Mac OS ROM |
| Bundled Software | Mac OS X 10.3 iLife (including iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie, and iDVD) QuickBooks for Mac New User Edition FAXstf Art Directors Toolkit Microsoft Office v.X Test Drive FileMaker Pro Trial OmniGraffle OmniOutliner GraphicConverter QuickTime iChat Safari Sherlock Address Book iCal iSync DVD Player EarthLink Acrobat Reader Classic environment Apple Developer Tools |
Keyboard and Mouse
| Peripherals | Apple Keyboard Apple Mouse |
Power
| Backup Battery | 3.6 V 850 mAh Lithium (922-4028) |
| Maximum Continuous Power | 552 W |
| Line Voltage | 100 – 125 V AC or 200 – 240 V AC |
| Liquid Cooling | No |
References:
Apple Support – Power Mac G5 (Late 2004): Technical Specifications
