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Apple Power Mac Specifications Page - Comparing The January 2003 G4 Power Macs With Their G4 Predecessors

The table below shows the major specifications and features for Apple's 2003 and (late) 2002 Power Macs. Different configurations for the Power Macs are based on Apple's Online Store. Vendors' configurations may vary.

Additional Resources:
Power Mac InfoZone
Power Mac Performance
Power Mac Buyer's Guide
Apple's Power Mac Page

PowerMac Spec Index

Dual Core G5/2.5 GHz to Single G5/1.8 GHz
Dual G5/2.7 GHz to Single G5/1.8 GHz
Dual G5/2.5 GHz to Single G5/1.6 GHz
Dual G5/2.0 GHz to G4/1 GHz
Dual G4/1.42 GHz to Dual G4/867MHz

G4/1.25 GHz to G4/800 MHz
Dual G4/800 MHz to G4/466 MHz
G4/500 MHz to G4/400 MH
G4/450 MHz to G4/400 MHz
G3/450 MHz to G3/233 MHz
9600/350 MHz to 4400/200
9600 Dual 200MHz to 7200/120 MHz

January 2003 Power Macs

Power Mac
Model/MHz

G4/1GHz
Single Processor

256K L2 @ 1GHz
1 MB L3

M8839LL/A

G4/1.25 GHz
Dual Processor

256K L2 @ 1.25 GHz
1 MB L3

M8840LL/A

G4/1.42 GHz
Dual Processor

256K L2 @ 1.42 GHz
2 MB L3

M8841LL/A

Price Information

MSRP: $1,499

Small Dog
ClubMac
DealZone

MSRP: $1,999

Small Dog
ClubMac
DealZone

MSRP: $2,699

Small Dog
ClubMac
DealZone

Bus Speed
(MHz)

133 MHz

167 MHz

RAM

256MB PC2100
266MHz DDR SDRAM

2 GB max

256MB PC2700
333MHz DDR SDRAM

2 GB max

512MB PC2700
333MHz DDR SDRAM

2 GB max

Graphics Support

NVIDIA GeForce4 MX
64MB of DDR SDRAM

ADC and DVI connectors
DVI to VGA adapter included

ATI Radeon 9000 Pro
64MB of DDR SDRAM

ADC and DVI connectors
DVI to VGA adapter included

ATI Radeon 9000 Pro
64MB of DDR SDRAM

ADC and DVI connectors
DVI to VGA adapter included

Expansion
Slots

Four 3.5-inch hard drive bays (one filled)

Four 64-bit, 33MHz PCI
One AGP 4X (filled)

Four 3.5-inch hard drive bays (one filled)

Four 64-bit, 33MHz PCI
One AGP 4X (filled)

Four 3.5-inch hard drive bays (one filled)

Four 64-bit, 33MHz PCI
One AGP 4X (filled)

Hard Drive

60 GB Ultra ATA/100
7200 rpm

80 GB Ultra ATA/100
7200 rpm

120 GB Ultra ATA/100
7200 rpm

Optical Drive

Combination Drive

Reads DVDs at 12x
Writes CD-R at 32x
Writes CD-RW at 10x
Reads CDs at 32x

Combination Drive

Reads DVDs at 12x
Writes CD-R at 32x
Writes CD-RW at 10x
Reads CDs at 32x

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

Optional AirPort Extreme
(102.11g)

10/100/1000BaseT

56k V.92 internal modem

Optional AirPort Extreme
(102.11g)

10/100/1000BaseT

56k V.92 internal modem

Optional AirPort Extreme
(102.11g)

10/100/1000BaseT

56k V.92 internal modem

Connectivity

2 USB Ports
(12 Mbps each)

1 FireWire 800 port
2 400 FireWire Ports

"BlueTooth ready"

2 USB Ports
(12 Mbps each)

1 FireWire 800 port
2 400 FireWire Ports

"BlueTooth ready"

2 USB Ports
(12 Mbps each)

1 FireWire 800 port
2 400 FireWire Ports

"BlueTooth ready"

August 2002 Power Macs

Power Mac
Model/MHz

G4/867 MHz Dual Processor

256K @ 867 MHz
1 MB @???

G4/1 GHz Dual Processor

256K @ 1 GHz
1 MB @???

G4/1.25 GHz

256K @ 1.25 GHz
2 MB @???

Price Information

MSRP: $1,699

Small Dog
DealZone

MSRP: $2,499

Small Dog
DealZone

MSRP: $3,299

Small Dog
DealZone

Bus Speed
(MHz)

133 MHz

167 MHz

RAM
(MAX)

256MB PC2100
266MHz DDR SDRAM

2 GB max

256MB PC2700
333MHz DDR SDRAM

2 GB max

512MB PC2700
333MHz DDR SDRAM

2 GB max

Graphics Support

NVIDIA GeForce4 MX
32MB of DDR SDRAM

ADC and DVI connectors
DVI to VGA adapter included

ATI Radeon 9000 Pro
64MB of DDR SDRAM

ADC and DVI connectors
DVI to VGA adapter included

ATI Radeon 9000 Pro
64MB of DDR SDRAM

ADC and DVI connectors
DVI to VGA adapter included

Expansion
Slots

Four 3.5-inch hard drive bays (one filled)

Four 64-bit, 33MHz PCI
One AGP 4X (filled)

Four 3.5-inch hard drive bays (one filled)

Four 64-bit, 33MHz PCI
One AGP 4X (filled)

Four 3.5-inch hard drive bays (one filled)

Four 64-bit, 33MHz PCI
One AGP 4X (filled)

Hard Drive

60 GB Ultra ATA drive

80 GB Ultra ATA drive

120 GB Ultra ATA drive

Optical Drive

Combination Drive

Reads DVDs at 8x
Writes CD-R at 16x
Writes CD-RW at 10x
Reads CDs at 32x

SuperDrive

Writes DVD-R at 2x
Reads DVDs at 6x
Writes CD-R at 8x
Writes CD-RW at 4x
Reads CDs at 24x

SuperDrive

Writes DVD-R at 2x
Reads DVDs at 6x
Writes CD-R at 8x
Writes CD-RW at 4x
Reads CDs at 24x

Communication

Optional AirPort

10/100/1000BaseT

56k V.90 internal modem

Optional AirPort

10/100/1000BaseT

56k V.90 internal modem

Optional AirPort

10/100/1000BaseT

56k V.90 internal modem

Connectivity

2 USB Ports
(12 Mbps each)

2 400Mbps FireWire Ports

2 USB Ports
(12 Mbps each)

2 400Mbps FireWire Ports

2 USB Ports
(12 Mbps each)

2 400Mbps FireWire Ports

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