Power Macintosh G4 Guide

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Confused by all the models using the name Power Macintosh G4? This table sorts them out. In all cases except the last, models were available in two to four processor speeds. Note that the FireWire 800 model cannot boot the classic Mac OS. The June 2003 model was introduced as the last Power Mac to boot the classic Mac OS.

Model	G4/350-400 (Yikes!)	G4/400-500 (Sawtooth)	G4 Multiprocessor (gigabit ethernet)	G4 Cube	G4/466-533 (five slots)	G4/667-733 (five slots)	G4/733-867 Quicksilver	G4/800-1000 Quicksilver 2002	G4 (DDR)	G4 (FireWire 800)	G4 (June 2003)
Code Name	Yikes!	Sawtooth	Mystic		Digital Audio		Quicksilver	Quicksilver 2002	Mirror Drive Door
Introduced	8/31/99		7/19/00		1/9/01		7/18/01	1/28/02	8/13/02	1/28/03	6/23/03
Base Price	$1,599	$2,499		$1,799	$1,799	$2,799	$1,799-3,499	$1,599-2,999	$1,699-3,299	$1,499-2,699	$1,299-1,599
CPU	G4 (PPC 7400)				G4 (PPC 7410)	G4 (PPC 7450)		G4 (PPC 7455)
CPU Speed	350, 400 MHz	350, 400, 450, 500 MHz	450, 500 MHz two processors	400, 450 MHz	466, 533 MHz	667, 733 MHz	733, 867 MHz 800 MHz dual	800, 933 MHz 1 GHz dual	867 MHz 1, 1.25 GHz	1.0, 1.25, 1.42 GHz	1.25 GHz
Bus Speed	100 MHz				133 MHz				133/167 MHz		167 MHz
Base RAM	64 MB	64/128/256 MB	128/256 MB	64 MB	128 MB	256 MB	128-256 MB	256/512 MB	256/512 MB		256 MB
Max RAM	1 GB	1.5 GB							2.0 GB
Minimum OS	8.6		9.0.4		9.1		9.2			10.2	9.2
Hard Drive	10 GB	10/20/27 GB	30/40 GB	20 GB	30/40 GB	60 GB	40/60/80 GB		60/80/120 GB	60/80/120 GB	80 GB
Video	ATI Rage 128 66 MHz PCI	ATI Rage 128 or ATI Rage 128 Pro AGP 2X slot	ATI Rage 128 Pro AGP 2X slot		ATI Rage 128 Pro or nVidia GeForce 2 AGP 4X slot	nVidia GeForce 2 AGP 4X slot	nVidia GeForce2 MX AGP 4X slot	Radeon 7500 on G4/800, nVidia GeForce4 MX	nVidia GeForce4 MX Radeon 9000 Pro		Radeon 9000 Pro
VRAM	16 MB				16 MB - ATI 32 MB - nVidia	32 MB		32 MB on 800 64 MB	32/64 MB	64 MB
CD/DVD	32x CD DVD optional		DVD	2x DVD	8/4/32x CD-RW	8/4/32x CD-RW or SuperDrive			Combo or SuperDrive
SCSI	no
ADB	no
USB 1.1	2
USB 2.0	no
FireWire 400	2	3		2
FireWire 800	no									1	no
PCI Slots	3 64-bit 1 66 MHz	3 64-bit		none	4 64-bit
Ethernet	10/100		10/100/1000	10/100	10/100/1000
Modem	v.90								v.92
H/W/D	17.0"/8.9"/18.4"			9.8"/7.7"/7.7"	17.0"/8.9"/18.4"
Weight	30.0 lbs.			14.0 lbs.	30.0 lbs.			31.0 lbs.	42.0 lbs.

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