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Apple eMac Specifications Page - The New October 2003 and May 2003 eMacs Compared
Page Retired: 4/13/04 .... Current Buyer's Guide

The Table below shows the major specifications and features for Apple eMacs. Different configurations for the eMacs are based on Apple's Online Store. Vendors' configurations may vary.

Configurations and prices reflect that of the machines when they were introduced

Additional Resources:
eMac InfoZone
eMac Performance
eMac Buyer's Guides
Apple's Power eMac Page

 

Major technological changes from last generation of eMacs:

1) Low-end model now has Combo drive (DVD-ROM/CD-RW) optical drive instead of CD-ROM only drive
2) Low-end model now runs at 1 GHz instead of 800 MHz
3) High-end model now $200 cheaper


October 2003 eMacs
eMac
Model/Mhz

eMac G4/1GHz /1GHz /256K
M9252LL/A

Combo drive (DVD-ROM/CD-RW)

eMac G4/1GHz /1GHz /256K
M8951LL/B

SuperDrive (DVD-R/CD-RW)

eMac
Model/Mhz

Price Information

MSRP

$799

SmallDog
PowerMax
Deal Zone

MSRP

$1,099

SmallDog
PowerMax
Deal Zone

Price Information

Bus Speed
(Mhz)

133 MHz 133 MHz

Bus Speed
(Mhz)

RAM
(MAX)

128 MB
1 GB max
256 MB
1GB Max

RAM
(MAX)

Graphics Support

ATI Radeon 7500 with AGP 4x support; 32MB dedicated DDR SDRAM graphics memory

Mini-VGA output port (requires VGA display adapter)

Vi deo mirroring only

ATI Radeon 7500 with AGP 4x support; 32MB dedicated DDR SDRAM graphics memory

Mini-VGA output port (requires VGA display adapter)

Vi deo mirroring only

Graphics Support

Expansion
Slots

AirPort Extreme AirPort Extreme

Expansion
Slots

Hard Drive

40GB Ultra ATA 80 GB Ultra ATA

Hard Drive

Optical Drive

Tray loading "Combo drive "

Reads DVDs at 8x
Writes CD-R at 32x
Writes CD-RW at 10x
Reads CDs at 32x

Tray loading "SuperDrive"

Writes DVD-R at 4x
Reads DVDs at 8x
Writes CD-R at 16x
Writes CD-RW at 8x
Reads CDs at 32x

Optical Drive

Communication

10/100BASE-T

56k V.90

AirPort Extreme ready

10/100BASE-T

56k V.90

AirPort Extreme ready

Communication

Connectivity

3 USB 1.1 ports on base (shared on two 12-Mbps controllers)

2 FireWire 400 Ports

S-video and composite video output to connect directly to a TV or projector (requires Apple Video Adapter, sold separately

3 USB 1.1 ports on base (shared on two 12-Mbps controllers)

2 FireWire 400 Ports

S-video and composite video output to connect directly to a TV or projector (requires Apple Video Adapter, sold separately

Connectivity

 Screen

17" CRT

640 by 480
800 by 600
1024 by 768
1152 by 864
1280 by 960

17" CRT

640 by 480
800 by 600
1024 by 768
1152 by 864
1280 by 960

 Screen

Misc. Integrated stereo speakers Integrated stereo speakers Misc.
May 2003 eMacs
eMac
Model/Mhz

eMac G4/800/800/256K
M9150LL/A

"CD-ROM "

(May 2003)

eMac G4/1GHz /1GHz /256K
M8950LL/A

"Combo drive "

(May 2003)

eMac G4/1GHz /1GHz /256K
M8951LL/A

"SuperDrive"

(May 2003)

Price Information

MSRP

$799

SmallDog
Deal Zone

MSRP

$999

SmallDog
Deal Zone

MSRP

$1,299

SmallDog
Deal Zone

Bus Speed
(Mhz)

133 MHz 133 MHz 133 MHz

RAM
(MAX)

128 MB
1 GB max
128 MB
1GB Max
256 MB
1GB Max

Graphics Support

ATI Radeon 7500 with AGP 4x support; 32MB dedicated DDR SDRAM graphics memory

Mini-VGA output port (requires VGA display adapter)
Vi deo mirroring only

ATI Radeon 7500 with AGP 4x support; 32MB dedicated DDR SDRAM graphics memory

Mini-VGA output port (requires VGA display adapter)
Vi deo mirroring only

ATI Radeon 7500 with AGP 4x support; 32MB dedicated DDR SDRAM graphics memory

Mini-VGA output port (requires VGA display adapter)
Vi deo mirroring only

Expansion
Slots

AirPort AirPort AirPort

Hard Drive

40GB Ultra ATA 60GB Ultra ATA 80GB Ultra ATA

Optical Drive

Tray loading CD-ROM drive; reads CDs at up to 32x speed

Tray loading "Combo drive "

Reads DVDs at 8x
Writes CD-R at 32x
Writes CD-RW at 10x
Reads CDs at 32x

Tray loading "SuperDrive"

Writes DVD-R at 4x
Reads DVDs at 8x
Writes CD-R at 16x
Writes CD-RW at 8x
Reads CDs at 32x

Communication

10/100BASE-T

56k V.90

AirPort Extreme ready

10/100BASE-T

56k V.90

AirPort Extreme ready

10/100BASE-T

56k V.90

AirPort Extreme ready

Connectivity

3 USB 1.1 ports on base (shared on two 12-Mbps controllers)

2 FireWire Ports

S-video and composite video output to connect directly to a TV or projector (requires Apple Video Adapter, sold separately

3 USB 1.1 ports on base (shared on two 12-Mbps controllers)

2 FireWire Ports

S-video and composite video output to connect directly to a TV or projector (requires Apple Video Adapter, sold separately

3 USB 1.1 ports on base (shared on two 12-Mbps controllers)

2 FireWire Ports

S-video and composite video output to connect directly to a TV or projector (requires Apple Video Adapter, sold separately

 Screen

17" CRT

640 by 480
800 by 600 at
1024 by 768
1152 by 864
1280 by 960

17" CRT

640 by 480
800 by 600 at
1024 by 768
1152 by 864
1280 by 960

17" CRT

640 by 480
800 by 600 at
1024 by 768
1152 by 864
1280 by 960

Misc. - -
A custom version with a total of 1 GB of RAM and an installed Airport Extreme card is available at the Apple Store only. This version costs $399 extra (Z074)

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