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Power Mac G4 (Cube)

This Power Mac fits in a clear plastic enclosure 7.7 inches wide and cools itself with no fan. It came with a 450 MHz PowerPC G4, or 500 MHz in a model sold only through Apple's online store. It has a slot-loading optical drive and a touch-sensitive power button, but no expansion slots apart from the graphics card. It has no audio jacks, and its round Harman Kardon speakers connect over USB.

Model number
M7886
Model identifier
PowerMac5,1
EMC number
1844
Released
Mid 2000
Order number
M7642LL/A

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2 configurations

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Configuration Order number Original price
PowerPC 7400 (G4)
450 MHz PowerPC 7400 (G4), 64 MB, 20 GB HDD M7642LL/A US$1,799

Specs

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Overview

Order number, changes with the configuration
— Not on this configuration
M7642LL/A
Model identifier
PowerMac5,1
EMC number, changes with the configuration
— Not on this configuration
1844
Introduced
19 July 2000
Discontinued
3 July 2001
Original price, changes with the configuration
— Not on this configuration
US$1,799

Processor

Processor
PowerPC 7400 (G4)
Speed, changes with the configuration
— Not on this configuration
450 MHz
System bus
100 MHz
L1 cache
64 KB

Memory

Standard, changes with the configuration
— Not on this configuration
64 MB
Maximum, changes with the configuration
— Not on this configuration
1.5 GB
Slots, changes with the configuration
— Not on this configuration
3
Minimum speed, changes with the configuration
— Not on this configuration
100 MHz

Graphics

Graphics memory type
SDRAM
Video memory
16 MB
Maximum video memory
16 MB
External displays
None

Display

Resolution
1920×1200

Storage

Standard storage, changes with the configuration
— Not on this configuration
20 GB HDD
Drive speed
5400 RPM
Drive size
3.5" (25.4 mm)
Interface
Ultra ATA/66 (533.6 Mbit/s)

Ports

USB
USB-A 1.1 (12 Mbit/s) (×2)
FireWire
400 (400 Mbit/s) (×2)
Video out
Yes (×2)
Security slot
Yes

Expansion

Expansion slots
AP

Networking

Ethernet
10/100Base-T (RJ-45)
Wi-Fi
802.11b (optional)
Modem
56k V.90 (RJ-11)

Audio

Audio in
None
Headphone jacks
1

Battery and power

Backup battery
3.6 V lithium coin-cell

Physical

Weight
14 lb

Software

Operating system at launch, changes with the configuration
— Not on this configuration
Mac OS 9.0.4, Mac OS 9.1
Latest macOS
Mac OS X 10.4.11
Mac OS 9
Boot/Classic Mode
Windows
Emulation Only
Firmware
Open Firmware

In the box

Keyboard
Apple Pro Keyboard
Mouse or trackpad
Apple Pro Mouse

Specs from Beetstech's device records. Something wrong? Tell us.